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14 de ago. de 2015 · Henry Brandon, Duke of Suffolk Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. The son of William Brandon, who was the standard bearer for Henry Tudor during the Battle of Bosworth, Charles Brandon’s fate was held solely by his father’s decisions. William Brandon was killed during the Battle of Bosworth – some say by the hand of Richard III himself.
CHARLES BRANDON, 1ST DUKE OF SUFFOLK. BORN: 1485. DIED: 22 AUGUST 1545. Charles Brandon with his wife, Mary Tudor. One of several copies. This particular one is in the collection of the Earl of Yarborough. Long-time friend of Henry VIII. Married Henry's sister Mary Tudor after the death of her first husband, Louis XII.
King Henry VIII by Hans Holbein. When Henry became King in 1509 his affection for his friend grew stronger. In the early years of his reign, he raised Brandon up to create him Duke of Suffolk. In 1515 Charles Brandon committed treason by marrying Henry VIII’s younger sister Mary Tudor, without the King’s permission.
Instead, Charles Brandon only has the memory of his beloved Catherine dying in childbirth and the haunting peace of his stillborn son’s face for company. But the foremost swordsmith in his duchy has promised his newest commission would be ready today, so Charles does his best to summon a sociable mood.
Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, had never seen eye to eye. Brandon was the King’s childhood friend. He had grown up with Henry, sharing his teenage desires and adventures, and ultimately forming a close bond that would sustain many ups and downs. Anne Boleyn was to become Henry VIII’s ...
22 de jul. de 2019 · 1515 (May) Charles and Mary Brandon, Duke and Duchess of Suffolk, were allowed to return to England on condition that they pay Henry £1,000 per year for 24 years, the cost of Mary’s marriage to Louis XII. The fine was crippling financially and they lived away from court until Henry reduced the debt some years later.
22 de ago. de 2016 · At four o’clock on the afternoon of 22nd August 1545, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, magnate, courtier, soldier and King Henry VIII’s great friend, died of unknown causes at Guildford as he prepared to lead an army to Boulogne. Although as his biographer, Sarah Bryson, points out, Suffolk requested to be buried at Tattershall, in Lincoln ...
