The Parker Family and the Gunpowder Plot, 1605.
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, was a failed attempt by a group of Catholics to assassinate King James I, a Protestant. The plan was to blow...
Jane Boleyn's nephew - Henry Parker, 11th Baron Lord Morley
On the 22nd October 1577, Jane Boleyn’s nephew, Henry Parker, 11th Baron Morley, died. He was the son of Jane’s brother - also called...
The Parkers and the Battle of Bosworth.
On the 22nd August 1485, Richard III was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth by Henry Tudor. Henry was then crowned on the battlefield as...
Henry Parker, Lord Morley, father of Jane Boleyn
Jane Boleyn’s father was Henry Parker. He was the 10th Baron Morley, a nobleman, a diplomat and a translator. Lord Morley grew up in the...
Alice St.John, mother of Jane Boleyn
Jane Boleyn’s mother was Alice St. John. Alice was the eldest daughter of Sir John St. John of Bletsoe, a first cousin of Henry VII. She...
Jane Boleyn - Early Life
Jane Boleyn was born in Norfolk around 1505 and spent her childhood in Great Hallingbury, Essex. The mansion that she grew up in is...
