Tuesday, June 26, 2007
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA POST-Vol. BOK-CAN
whoohoo 4th volumn!
BOKHARA/BUKHARA/BUKHARIA-country and Khanate of central asia, in Turkistan or independent Turkey. being territorily eaten by russia and afganistan. ancient name sog diana. wonder if any of the name remains.
BOLEYN, Anne- 2nd wife of Henry VIII. b. 1501-1507. educated. lady in waiting to Mary tudor. went to france with Mary and stayed there with Queen Claude. returned about 1528(1527?) Love affair with Percy, later earl of Northumberland. broken off by Woolsey, because henry was jealous. 1530 played 'queen. 1533 private marriage jan 25. april 12 open marriage. gave birth to Elizabeth sept 7. little known about their married life. a reformer and supporter of translating the bible into english. 1536 still birth of a son. around this time noticed that henry had turned his desire towards Jane Seymour and hope for a male heir. april 15, committee met privately to look into accusations of adultery against queen. apr 24 order issued for arrest of Viscount Rochford, her broher, sir henry norris, sir william brereton, sir francis weston and mark smeton, all her alleged paramours. writs also issued for new parliament.
on may 2nd, queen arrested and summoned before privy council. smeton, norris, and weston 'examined' and smeton confessed. norton thought to make some admission, but was withdrawn. all 3 committed to the tower, to an apartment in which the queen was also consigned. henry wrote her, holding out hopes for her pardon if she would be open and honest in her reply, but she strongly affirmed her innocence and the tone goes far in her favor.
the juries of middlesex and kent found there writs charging the queen with adultery, committed with the above named. rochford, brereton, weston, norris and smeton and all wityh conspiring against the kings life. may 12 they were tried at westminster, found guilty and condemned. may 15, anne boleyn and her brother were tried before 27 peers. found guilty and sentenced. on 17th smeton hanged the others beheaded. remarks on scaffold general. before queen's execution, she is said to have confessed to cramer, some previous impediment, which rendered her marriage to king null and void, but what exactly unknown. may 19 beheaded on tower green. may 20 henry married jane seymour. much obscurity with the episode. all traces of evidence have vanished and the conflicting judgments of historians have bias of the writer have to be considered.
whoohoo 4th volumn!
BOKHARA/BUKHARA/BUKHARIA-country and Khanate of central asia, in Turkistan or independent Turkey. being territorily eaten by russia and afganistan. ancient name sog diana. wonder if any of the name remains.
BOLEYN, Anne- 2nd wife of Henry VIII. b. 1501-1507. educated. lady in waiting to Mary tudor. went to france with Mary and stayed there with Queen Claude. returned about 1528(1527?) Love affair with Percy, later earl of Northumberland. broken off by Woolsey, because henry was jealous. 1530 played 'queen. 1533 private marriage jan 25. april 12 open marriage. gave birth to Elizabeth sept 7. little known about their married life. a reformer and supporter of translating the bible into english. 1536 still birth of a son. around this time noticed that henry had turned his desire towards Jane Seymour and hope for a male heir. april 15, committee met privately to look into accusations of adultery against queen. apr 24 order issued for arrest of Viscount Rochford, her broher, sir henry norris, sir william brereton, sir francis weston and mark smeton, all her alleged paramours. writs also issued for new parliament.
on may 2nd, queen arrested and summoned before privy council. smeton, norris, and weston 'examined' and smeton confessed. norton thought to make some admission, but was withdrawn. all 3 committed to the tower, to an apartment in which the queen was also consigned. henry wrote her, holding out hopes for her pardon if she would be open and honest in her reply, but she strongly affirmed her innocence and the tone goes far in her favor.
the juries of middlesex and kent found there writs charging the queen with adultery, committed with the above named. rochford, brereton, weston, norris and smeton and all wityh conspiring against the kings life. may 12 they were tried at westminster, found guilty and condemned. may 15, anne boleyn and her brother were tried before 27 peers. found guilty and sentenced. on 17th smeton hanged the others beheaded. remarks on scaffold general. before queen's execution, she is said to have confessed to cramer, some previous impediment, which rendered her marriage to king null and void, but what exactly unknown. may 19 beheaded on tower green. may 20 henry married jane seymour. much obscurity with the episode. all traces of evidence have vanished and the conflicting judgments of historians have bias of the writer have to be considered.
