tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post4958644734120495176..comments2024-03-26T07:37:54.729+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Ci-Devant: 19th July, 1543: The Death of Mary BoleynGareth Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-83001842688566934772016-09-10T10:48:35.600+01:002016-09-10T10:48:35.600+01:00As I am a member of the Carey family I am very int...As I am a member of the Carey family I am very interested in stories about William Carey and Mary Boleyn. Thank you so much for supplying more information.nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08665865764496014918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-81052554587829126232016-02-23T01:09:02.875+00:002016-02-23T01:09:02.875+00:00Doing my family history, I've learned that Ann...Doing my family history, I've learned that Ann Boleyn was my 11th.cousin from the Howard connection. How interesting.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424891072274975935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-78527096728678727662016-01-18T17:43:25.980+00:002016-01-18T17:43:25.980+00:00Mary is also my ancestor , via the marriage of her...Mary is also my ancestor , via the marriage of her descendant to Baron PagetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-62492878499046909682015-05-30T10:34:53.128+01:002015-05-30T10:34:53.128+01:00Mary is my 14th grandmother by way of Katherine. ...Mary is my 14th grandmother by way of Katherine. I often wonder who fathered Katherine. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05640747768651969939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-78382128862215079722015-04-13T03:51:24.149+01:002015-04-13T03:51:24.149+01:00Mary is my 15th grandmother also. I loved stumblin...Mary is my 15th grandmother also. I loved stumbling upon this siteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-33361958008302710222013-09-17T06:32:31.543+01:002013-09-17T06:32:31.543+01:00Thanks for writing kindly about my 15th great gran...Thanks for writing kindly about my 15th great grandmother. (Boleyn, Carey, Knollys, West, West, West, Croshaw, Fox, Mobley, Neeley, Meredith, et al) I like to think of her as a real, live, lovable woman, human in every way, and you present her as such. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-24739811690774324802012-08-22T15:15:12.511+01:002012-08-22T15:15:12.511+01:00Hi Iddy. Thanks so much!
To answer your questions...Hi Iddy. Thanks so much!<br /><br />To answer your questions, it does seem possible that Mary was indeed called that by the French king, but the general consensus amongst historians today is that, even if he did actually say it, Francis must have been exaggerating out of spite - at a time when she was the queen of England's sister. There is little, or no, evidence from the period to suggest Gareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-79199663211736433942012-08-19T07:16:18.697+01:002012-08-19T07:16:18.697+01:00It's so hard to find good blogs these days and...It's so hard to find good blogs these days and boy, is this a good blog. History itself is interesting but when it is written with such cleverness and wit, it just exceeds all expectations. I love your blog. <br />Also, I had two questions that various google sources aren't exactly confirming. <br />Was Mary also indeed called "English mare" by the French king? <br />And if MaryHanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656643400174438860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-73207919555910678712012-07-20T08:08:03.620+01:002012-07-20T08:08:03.620+01:00Thank you for yet another excellent article!
It w...Thank you for yet another excellent article!<br /><br />It would be interesting to speculate, though impossible to prove one way or another, if Mary Boleyn's marriage to her second "unsuitable" husband might have been inspired by yet ANOTHER Mary, who likewise married an "unsuitable" second husband - namely that of Princess Mary Rose Tudor to Charles Brandon, Duke of miladybluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063936507480569735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-72486784011955790482012-07-19T21:13:42.105+01:002012-07-19T21:13:42.105+01:00Hi Jackie,
Thanks so much for your comment and I&...Hi Jackie,<br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment and I'm so glad you enjoy my blog!<br /><br />I think it's fairly clear now that Henry Carey was definitely not the biological son of Henry VIII. All the reliable evidence that we have suggests that he wasn't born until 1526, which is simply far too late for the alleged love affair between Henry and Mary to have taken place. AlisonGareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-690898575040264382012-07-19T19:08:59.292+01:002012-07-19T19:08:59.292+01:00Great article, as always! I've been a fan of y...Great article, as always! I've been a fan of your blog for awhile but never mustered up the courage to leave a comment. :)<br /><br />I've been fascinated by the Boleyn family for years now. I naturally gravitate to Anne because she is, as you said, the more famous and more historically significant sister. It's sad though that there is so little information on Mary, as I'm sure Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352031651438714940noreply@blogger.com