A
Act for the Advancement of True Religion 44
Acts and Monuments, see Foxe’s Book of Martyrs
Ailef, John 19, 142
Alen, John 92
Alsopp, Thomas, the king’s apothecary 142
Aragon, Ferdinand of, see Ferdinand of Aragon
Aragon, Katharine of, see Katharine of Aragon
Arthur, Prince of Wales 25, 113
Arundel, Earl of, see FitzAlan, Henry
Arundel, Sir Thomas 147, 148
Askewe, Anne 53, 55–8, 64, 78, 83, 107, 154, 157, 167
Audley, Thomas 140
Audley, Thomas, Baron of Walden 140
B
Baker, Sir John, Chancellor of the Tenths and First Fruits 204, 205
Baldwin Smith, Lacey (historian) 92, 121
Barnes, Robert 107
Becket, Thomas 102
Bellingham, Sir Edward 140
Berkeley, Sir Maurice 140
Bertano, Gurone (papal envoy) 103
Blage, George 53, 58–9, 64
Blount, Elizabeth 26
Boleyn, Anne 26, 28, 29, 39, 40, 49, 87, 116, 144
Boulogne, siege of 43, 87
Brandon, Charles, Duke of Suffolk 56, 117
Bromley, Sir Thomas, a puisne justice of the King’s Bench 87, 89, 134, 139
Browne, Sir Anthony, esquire to the body of Henry VIII, Master of the King’s Horse 83, 86, 87, 90, 97, 130, 133, 203, 205
Buckingham, Edward Stafford, Duke of 79
Burnet, Gilbert (historian) 50, 64, 75, 81
Bury, Agnes, a ‘lunatic’ 92
Bury, John, a ‘lunatic’ 92
C
Calthorpe, Anne, Countess of Sussex 56
Calvin, John 35
Canterbury, Archbishop of, see Cranmer, Thomas
Cawarden Sir Thomas 140, 143, 147
Cecil, Richard 140
Champernowne, Joan 56
Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, see North, Sir Edward
Chancellor of the Tenths and First Fruits see Baker, Sir John
Chapuys, Eustace 76, 128
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor 28, 43, 75
Cheke, Sir John 106, 107
Cheney, Sir Thomas, Treasurer of the Household 89, 204, 205
Cherbury, see Herbert, Edward, Lord of
Chief Justice of the Commons Pleas, see Montagu, Sir Edward
Christ’s Hospital 143
Church of England 19, 23, 30, 36, 101–2, 108. See also Supreme Head of the Church of England
Clement VII, Pope 28
Clerk, William 92–3, 201
Cleves, Anne of 38–40, 87, 133
Clifford, Mabel 56
Coke, Richard 90, 140, 142
Comptroller of the Household, see Gage, Sir John
Court of Augmentations 55, 73, 87, 203
Cox, Dr Richard 106
Cranmer, Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury 22, 23, 29, 30, 36, 71, 86, 103, 133, 203, 205
Cromwell, Thomas 36, 38–40, 47, 53, 55, 76, 121
D
d’Annebaut, Claude, Admiral of France 67, 103, 106, 107
Darcy, Sir Thomas 140
de Guise, Marie 120
de la Garde, Baron Antoine Escalin des Aimars, captain of the French fleet 98
de Marillac, Charles, French ambassador 33
de Perreau, Louis, Seigneur de Castillon, French ambassador 34
de Selve, Odet, French ambassador 70, 83
Defence of the Seven Sacraments, The 36, 101
Defender of the Faith 19, 101
Denny, Sir Anthony, Chief Gentleman of the King’s Privy Chamber 22, 25, 56, 76, 83, 85, 87, 92, 93, 110, 139, 144, 147, 203
Dissolution of the Monasteries 38–9, 53, 55, 102
Dudley, John, Viscount Lisle, High Admiral of England, later Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland 67, 70, 86, 101, 107, 148, 158, 203, 205
Durham, Bishop of, see Tunstal, Cuthbert
E
Edward III 50, 123
Edward IV 30, 87, 117
Edward V 123
Edward the Confessor 50, 77
Edward, Prince and later King Edward VI 11, 12, 30, 33, 34, 67, 68, 70, 73, 85, 87, 95, 98, 101, 103, 106, 107, 114, 117, 120, 121, 123, 127, 130–3, 137, 138, 139, 142, 144, 148, 151, 154, 156–8, 160, 163, 166
Elizabeth, Princess and later Queen Elizabeth I 11, 23, 29, 30, 43, 95, 98, 114, 116, 117, 124, 130, 139, 158, 160–1
Elton, Professor G.R. (historian) 11, 12, 107
Erasmus 107, 138
Essex Earl of, see Parr, William
F
Ferdinand of Aragon 25
Ferrers, Richard 142
Fisher, Bishop John 55, 86
FitzAlan, Henry, Earl of Arundel, Lord Chamberlain of the Household 89, 204, 205
Fitzroy, Henry, Duke of Richmond and Somerset 25, 26, 29, 144, 151
Fitzwilliam, Sir William 56, 144
Forrest, Henry 142
Foxe, John 12, 13, 23, 56, 59, 62–4, 75, 106
Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (Acts and Monuments) 23, 56
G
Gage, Sir John, Comptroller of the Household 204, 205
Gardiner, Stephen, Bishop of Winchester 62, 64, 68–75, 76, 81, 89–90, 97, 98, 106–8, 110, 117, 137, 167, 205
Gates, John 90, 92, 140, 143, 147
Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber 22, 25, 56, 87, 88–9, 90, 140
Gloucester, Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of 123
Gloucester, Richard, Duke of, later Richard III of England 123
Great Master of the King’s Household, see Paulet, William
Gresham, Paul 92
Grey, Lady Frances 117, 120
Grey, Henry, Marquess of Dorset 117
Grey, Lady Jane 11, 117, 118, 148, 158, 160, 163
Grey, Lady Katherine 117
Grey, Lady Mary 117
Gruffydd, Elis 50
Guy, Professor John (historian) 11
H
Harman, Edmund (Henry VIII’s barber-surgeon) 19, 90, 140
Harris, Anne 92
Hayward, Sir John (Edward VI’s first biographer) 130
Henry 30, 143, 117
Henry VI 30, 117, 123
Henry VII 19, 30, 87, 107, 117, 127, 168
Henry VIII
death 22–3, 127–8, 130, 133
foreign policy 43, 49, 67
health 34, 83
last decade 33
marriages 26, 38–9, 40, 62–3
religion 33, 36, 38, 44, 59, 101–3
relationship with councillors 39, 70–5
succession 23, 26, 44, 113–17
will, see will and testament, Henry VIII’s
Herbert, Lord of Cherbury (historian) 50
Herbert, Sir William, one of the Chief Gentlemen of the King’s Privy Chamber 83, 87, 89, 93, 139, 147, 203
Hertford, Earl of, see Seymour, Edward
Hertford, Countess of, see Stanhope, Anne
High Admiral of England, see Dudley, John
Hoby, Sir Philip 140
Holland, John 142
Holy Roman Emperor, see Charles V
Howard, Catherine 40, 49
Howard, Henry, Earl of Surrey 49, 50, 77, 79
Howard, Thomas, 4th Duke of Norfolk 79
Howard, Thomas, 3rd Duke of Norfolk 19, 49, 50, 75, 79, 205
Huicke, Robert (royal doctor) 92, 140
Hunt, Roland, a groom of the Privy Chamber 92
I
Isabella of Castile 25
Ives, Professor Eric (historian) 90, 97, 117, 148
J
James V, King of Scotland 117, 120
James VI, King of Scotland 11, 124, 161
Jane, the queen’s fool 92
Jordan, W.K. (historian) 50
K
Katherine of Aragon 23, 25–8, 29, 40, 86, 101, 116, 211
Knevet, Sir Anthony 56
L
Lambert, John 59
last will and testament of Henry VIII, see will and testament Henry VIII
Lethington, Lord of, see Maitland, Sir William
Lisle, Viscount of, see Dudley, John
Lord Chamberlain of the Household, see FitzAlan, Henry
Lord Chancellor, see Wriothesley, Sir Thomas
Lord Great Chamberlain of England, see Seymour, Edward
Lord Privy Seal, see Russell, Lord John
Lord Protector, see Seymour, Edward
Lord St John, see Paulet, William
Louis XII, King of France 117
Luther, Martin 34–6, 52, 101, 102
M
Machiavelli, Niccolò 124
Maitland, Sir William, Lord of Lethington, Secretary of State to Mary, Queen of Scots 94, 160
Marshall, Professor Peter (historian) 53
Marquess of Dorset, see Grey, Henry
Marquess of Winchester, see Paulet, William
Mary, Queen of Scots 11, 94, 117, 120, 124, 160
Mary, Princess, later Queen Mary I 26, 29, 30, 43, 79, 95, 107, 114, 116–7, 137, 158, 160
Master of the King’s Horse – see Sir Anthony Browne
Mewtas, Sir Peter 140
Montagu, Sir Edward, Chief Justice of the Commons Pleas 87, 89, 139, 160, 203
Moore, Alice 92
More, Sir Thomas 55, 86
Morison, Richard 53
N
Nevill, Henry 90, 140
Norfolk, 3rd duke of, see Howard, Thomas
Norfolk, 4th duke, see Howard, Thomas
North, Sir Edward, Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations 73, 87, 203
Northampton, Earl of, see Parr, William
Northumberland, Duke of, see Percy, Sir Henry
O
Owen, George (royal doctor) 62, 90, 140
P
Paget, Sir William, Chief Secretary to Henry VIII 11–13, 19, 40, 44, 68, 72–3, 76, 83, 85, 86, 89, 90, 98, 107, 127–8, 130–4, 137, 143, 144–8, 153, 156, 166, 203, 205
Palace of Westminster 90, 128, 140, 153, 161
papal court at Blackfriars (1529) 26, 28
Parr, Kateryn 11, 40, 43, 59, 69, 70, 83, 89, 98, 116, 117, 118, 133, 137, 139, 165
Parr, Sir William, Earl of Essex, later Marquess of Northampton 89, 110, 143, 151, 204–5
Paston, Sir Thomas 140
Patrec (flautist or apothecary) 92, 140
Paul, Dr Joanne (historian) 124
Paulet, William, Lord St John, Great Master of the King’s Household and President of the Privy Council, later Earl of Wiltshire and Marquess of Winchester 86, 90, 139, 156, 203, 204
Peckham, Sir Edmund 137, 163, 204
Pembroke, Marquess of 89, 144
Percy, Henry, Earl of Northumberland 144
Petre, Sir William, one of the King’s two principal secretaries 44, 47, 89, 140, 204, 205
Pilgrimage of Grace 38
President of the Privy Council, see Paulet, William
‘priesthood of all believers’ 35
Privy Chamber 22, 56, 58–9, 87, 90, 92, 140
Privy Council 12–13, 39, 40, 49, 53, 54, 56, 70, 77, 85–7, 89, 90, 95, 116, 124, 140, 151, 156, 157, 203–5
R
Raynolde, Patrick, Henry VIII’s apothecary 92, 140
regency council 11, 13, 30, 44, 68, 73, 75, 85, 87, 95, 98, 106, 117, 120–4, 133, 137, 142, 147, 156, 160, 165, 167, 203
Rich, Sir Richard 55–6, 89, 143, 151, 154, 157, 204, 205
Richard II 123
Richard III, Richard 123
Richmond, Duke of, see Fitzroy, Henry
Rufforth, James 140
Russell, Lord John, Lord Privy Seal, later Earl of Bedford 86, 87, 107, 139, 140, 144, 147–8, 158, 203, 204
S
Sadler, Sir Ralph 140, 204, 205
Saint-Barbe, William 90, 140
Scarisbrick, J.J. (historian) 28
Seymour, Edward, Earl of Hertford, later Duke of Somerset, Lord Great Chamberlain of England 11, 13, 50, 67, 71, 86, 101, 107, 127, 128, 143, 147, 151, 154, 156–8, 203, 204
Seymour, Jane 11, 29, 33, 38, 52, 168
Seymour, Sir Thomas 13, 43, 89, 90, 95, 98, 137, 143, 144, 147, 151, 153, 204, 205
Shaxton, Bishop Nicholas 59
solifidianism 35
Solway Moss, Battle of 120
Somerset, Duke of, see Fitzroy, Henry
Somerset, Duke of, see Seymour, Edward
Southampton, Duke of, see Fitzwilliam, Sir William
Southampton, Duke of, see Wriothesley, Sir Thomas
Southwell, Sir Richard 78, 81, 89, 167, 204
Speke, Sir Thomas 140
St Etienne, Battle of 49–50, 76
St Germain, Christopher 124
St John, Lord, see Paulet, William
Stanhope, Anne, Countess of Hertford 56
Starkey, Dr David (historian) 11, 13, 94–5, 207
Starkey, Thomas 124
Sternhold, Thomas 140, 142
Succession Act (1536) 29
Succession Act (1544) 30
Suffolk, Countess of, see Willoughby, Catherine
Suffolk, Duke of, see Brandon, Charles
Supreme Head of the Church of England 19, 28, 64, 71, 101, 108, 165
Surrey, Earl of, see Howard, Henry
Sussex, Countess, see Calthorpe, Anne
T
Ten Articles (1536) 36, 101, 103, 111
Thirlby, Thomas, Bishop of Westminster 89, 205
Tower of London 29, 39, 40, 55, 56, 76, 78, 133, 153
Treasurer of Calais, see Wotton, Sir Edward
Treasurer of the Household, see Cheney, Sir Thomas
Trinity College, Cambridge 143
Tudor, Lady Eleanor 120
Tudor, Lady Margaret, Queen of Scots, sister of Henry VII 117, 124, 158, 161, 165
Tunstal, Cuthbert, Bishop of Durham 86, 98, 123, 161, 203, 205
V
Van der Delft, François 12, 22, 52, 76–7, 83, 147, 153
Vice-Chamberlain, see Wingfield, Anthony
Vincent, David 90, 140
W
Wars of the Roses 113
Warwick, Earl of, see Dudley, John Viscount Lisle
Wendy, Thomas (royal doctor) 62, 92, 140
Westminster, Palace of, see Palace of Westminster
will and testament, Henry VIII’s
bequests 137–41
comparison to previous monarchs 30
claims of falsification 93–5
different versions 83–5
Edward VI’s minority 120–4, 157–61
Henry’s faith 106–111
Henry’s signature 92–3, 97
legal importance of 25
regency council 70–6, 85–90
revisions 68, 81
signatories 90
‘unfulfilled gifts’ 142–7
Willoughby, Catherine, dowager Duchess of Suffolk 56
Wiltshire, Earl of, see Paulet, William
Winchester, Bishop of, see Gardiner, Stephen
Wingfield, Sir Anthony, Vice-Chamberlain 204, 205
Woodville, Elizabeth 117
Wotton, Dr Nicholas, Dean of Canterbury and York 86, 87, 133, 134, 139, 203, 205
Wotton, Sir Edward, Treasurer of Calais 87, 134, 139, 203
Wriothesley, Sir Thomas, Lord Chancellor of England, later Earl of Southampton 13, 40, 53, 55, 56, 58–9, 63, 64, 70, 73, 76, 77, 85, 86, 110, 133, 139, 143, 144, 147, 151, 153, 154, 166, 167, 203
Wyatt, Sir Thomas 58
Y
York, Archbishop of 71