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 Last Christmas and Henry Parker's New Year Gift
With the exception of 1536, it’s fair to say that Jane Boleyn Lady Rochford had seen a lot better Christmases than that of 1541....
Jane Boleyn and Wolf Hall
The TV adaption of Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” is to come to our screens in the UK in January on BBC2. In a recent interview for the...
The Lady Parker
Check out my guest article on QueenAnneBoleyn.com, where I discuss the true identity of the girl in Hans Holbein's "The Lady Parker"...
Sir John Shelton, Margaret Parker's Father-in-Law
On the 21st December 1539, Sir John Shelton died. John was the father-in-law of Margaret Parker - Jane Boleyn Lady Rochford’s younger...
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...
Jane Boleyn, Henry Parker and Anne Boleyn's coronation, 1533
The 1st June 1533 not only saw Anne Boleyn’s triumph, her Coronation; it was also a triumph for the Parker family, particularly for Jane...
