The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor (51 page)

relations with Henry VIII 13–14, 72

relations with Jane Grey 156

relations with Mary Tudor 156–7

relations with Thomas Seymour 13–14, 16, 33, 42, 44–5, 46–8, 50–2, 53–7, 62, 85–8, 95, 110, 175–6

religious zeal of 107

sends Elizabeth to Cheshunt 135–7, 151

and Thomas Seymour’s relations with Elizabeth Tudor 94–5, 98–101, 134–5, 137

will of 179–80

Parr, William (Marquess of Northampton)

appointed to Regency Council 284

becomes Marquess of Northampton 34

and Catherine Parr’s relationship with Thomas Seymour 47

and Catherine Parr’s writing 72

relations with Edward Seymour 120

relations with Thomas Seymour 119–20, 190, 206–7, 234–5, 237

Parry, Blanche 12, 68–9, 72, 80–1, 211, 247–8, 289

Parry, Thomas

appointed Comptroller of the Household 289

arrest/imprisonment of 246, 247–8, 249

and arrest of Thomas Seymour 244–5

and case against Thomas Seymour 253, 254, 255–6, 259

and Duke of Venice’s suit to Elizabeth Tudor 285

released from the Tower 284

and Thomas Seymour’s relations with Elizabeth Tudor 84, 134, 137, 205–6, 210–12, 213, 214–15, 216–22, 224–5, 242–3

Peter Pomegranate
(ship) 17

Petre, Sir William 240, 242, 287

‘Petty Calais’ 249

Philip II, King of Spain 288

Pickarell, John 129

Pigot 233, 264

Pilgrimage of Grace (1536) 12–13

Pinkie, Battle of (1547) 76

plague 87, 112–13, 130, 160, 163–4, 190, 200–201

Popham, Sir John 141, 143, 146, 147

Poyntz, Sir Nicholas 238

Prayers, or, Meditations
16

Raleigh, Sir Walter 289

Regency Council

and arrest/imprisonment of Thomas Seymour 239

brings charges against Thomas Seymour 266–71

builds case against Thomas Seymour 240, 241–2, 247, 250–1, 261, 264–5

creation of 21

dispute with Edward Seymour 286–7

execution preparations for Thomas Seymour 275, 276

and French military threats 118, 128, 131

and Lord Protector role 31–2

moves meetings to Westminster 22

and negotiations with the French 42–3

plans arrest of Thomas Seymour 233–5, 238, 239

power and influence of Edward Seymour 34–5, 36, 37, 43, 49–50, 58

Thomas Seymour’s appointment to 26–7

and Thomas Seymour’s army 222–3

and Thomas Seymour’s naval profiteering 119

and Thomas Seymour’s relations with Elizabeth Tudor 216, 218, 220, 221, 222

and Thomas Seymour’s request for governorship 37

Rich, Lord 208, 268–9, 270–1, 275–6

Richmond, Duchess of 13–14

Rokeby
149

Russell, Lord 42, 166, 183, 230–2, 233–4, 242, 286

Russell, William 68

Rutland, 2nd Earl of
see
Manners, Henry

Sander, Nicholas 281

Scilly Isles 48–9, 119

Scott, Sir Walter 149

Seymour, Edward

ambition of 9, 11, 19, 22, 24, 31, 43, 49–50

appointed to Regency Council 21

arrest of 287

and arrest/imprisonment of Thomas Seymour 239

becomes Duke of Somerset 34

and birth of Mary 173–4

bodyguard of 234–5

building projects 129

calls elections 97–8

and case against Thomas Seymour 240, 241, 242, 246, 248, 249–50, 251, 253–5, 257–9

and Catherine Parr’s jewellery 60–1, 128–30, 132

character of 16

childhood and early years 9–10

and charges brought against Thomas Seymour 269–70

and christening of Edward VI 11

control of Parliament vested to 106, 109

and coronation of Edward VI 40

and death of Henry VIII 25, 28, 29

dispute with Regency Council 286–7

dissolves parliament 35

divested of office 287

and downfall of Earl of Surrey 23–4

and Elizabeth’s poor health 150–1

execution of 287–8

and execution of Thomas Seymour 276, 277, 281

fall of 285–6

and French military threats 117–18, 165–6, 167–8

and invasion of Scotland 74–5, 76–7

kidnap of Edward VI 286–7

and Lord Protector role 31–2, 34, 35, 43

and marriage of Thomas Seymour to Catherine Parr 57–8

and negotiations with the French 42–3

organises royal household 43–4

and parliamentary support 105

and potential suitors for Elizabeth Tudor 79–80

power and influence over Regency Council 34–5, 36, 37, 43, 49–50, 58 and provision of Mary Seymour 281–2

quells revolt 286

receives honours from Henry VIII 11

relations with Catherine Parr 46, 53–4, 60–1

relations with Edward VI 15, 19, 24, 28–30, 76–7, 97, 111, 160, 222

relations with Elizabeth Tudor 11, 253–4, 257–8, 263–4, 265–6, 274–5, 285

relations with Henry VIII 19, 24–5

relations with Thomas Seymour 26, 36–7, 49–50, 57–8, 61–2, 74–8, 103–4, 106–10, 128–9, 163–4, 167–72, 174, 176–8, 190–1, 209, 222, 230, 234–5, 251–2, 259–60, 266, 270, 288–9

relations with William Paget 23–5, 29, 34

relations with William Parr 120

and religious reforms 39, 106–7, 209–10

and Thomas Seymour’s appointment as Lord High Admiral 35, 36

and Thomas Seymour’s appointment to Regency Council 26, 36

and Thomas Seymour’s attainder for treason 269–70, 272–4, 275–6

and Thomas Seymour’s bid for governor role 37, 103–4

and Thomas Seymour’s ‘marriage petition’ to Catherine Parr 50, 52, 53–4

and Thomas Seymour’s marriage petition to Princess Mary 39

and Thomas Seymour’s naval profiteering 119

and Thomas Seymour’s plot to kidnap Edward VI 236, 237, 239

and Thomas Seymour’s relations with Elizabeth Tudor 206–7, 222, 224, 246, 251

warns William Sharington away from Elizabeth 207–8

Seymour, Henry 9, 19

Seymour, Jane 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 25

Seymour, John (son of Edward Seymour) 201–2

Seymour, Lord Webb 149

Seymour, Margery 188

Seymour, Mary (daughter of Catherine Parr) 173–4, 277, 281–3

Seymour Place 82–3, 105–6, 107, 129, 205, 207, 213, 215, 222, 223, 228–9, 238–9, 240

Seymour, Sir John (father of Seymour brothers) 9, 149, 266

Seymour, Thomas

ambition of 10, 11, 27, 37, 49–50, 75, 98, 101–5, 106, 119–20, 183, 187, 191–2, 208–9, 228

appearance of 5, 18, 41, 87

appointed admiral 17

appointed to Regency Council 26–7, 36

army of 192, 197–8, 222–3, 238

arrest/imprisonment of 239–40, 250, 259–60, 262

and arrest/imprisonment of William Sharington 226–8, 231–2

attainted for treason 269–74, 275–6

and birth of Mary 173–4

builds support for his cause 190, 194–5, 196–8

case built against 240–3, 246–51, 253–9, 261, 264–5

and Catherine Parr’s jewellery 127–30, 132, 177–8, 191, 240

and Catherine Parr’s pregnancy 125, 172

and Catherine Parr’s will 179–80

charges brought against 266–71

childhood and early years 9

and christening of Edward VI 11

and coronation of Edward VI 40

correspondence with Catherine Parr 46–8, 52, 133

and death of Catherine Parr 180, 185, 187

and Elizabeth’s land titles 219, 231

embassy mission to King Ferdinand 16

execution of 276–9, 280, 281

failed naval mission 18–19

financial upkeep of households 161–2

and French military threats 128, 131, 167–8

and governorship role 37, 76, 77–8, 101–4, 110, 234, 271

household broken up 264

idleness of 186

and invasion of France 5, 17

and invasion of Scotland 74–6

journeys to Bradgate House 193–6

lack of diplomacy 16–17, 35–6

Lord High Admiral role 35, 36, 48–9, 75–6, 118, 167–8, 266

marriage to Catherine Parr 42, 44, 57–60, 85–6

Master of the Ordinance role 17, 242

munitions production 242

and naval expertise 16, 17–18

and negotiations with the French 43

Parliamentary ambitions 98, 101–3, 104–10, 119–20, 208–9, 228

‘petitions marriage’ to Catherine Parr 50–7

petitions marriage to Elizabeth Tudor 40–2, 73, 221–2, 224

petitions marriage to Princess Mary 38–9

‘piracy’ and naval profiteering of 49, 118–19, 166, 266

plots to kidnap Edward VI 126, 232–3, 235–7, 239, 271

portrait of 291

receives honours from Henry VIII 11

relations with Anne Stanhope 190

relations with Catherine Parr 13–14, 16, 33, 42, 44–5, 46–8, 50–2, 53–7, 62, 85–8,

relations with Catherine Parr 95, 110, 175–6

relations with Edward Seymour 26, 36–7, 49–50, 57–8, 61–2, 74–8, 103–4, 106–10, 128–9, 163–4, 167–72, 174, 176–8,

190–1, 209, 222, 230, 234–5, 251–2, 259–60, 266, 270, 288–9

relations with Edward VI 76–7, 96–7, 101–2, 111–12, 132, 159–60, 222, 229, 252, 270

relations with Elizabeth Tudor 40–2, 65, 73, 79, 82, 83–5, 87–9, 91–5, 98–100, 123, 133–5, 157–8, 185–6, 199–200, 204–7,

210–22, 224–5, 245, 246, 264–5, 277–8, 290, 291

relations with Henry Grey 27–8, 37–8, 107–8, 109, 187–9, 192–3, 195–7, 229, 238–9

relations with Henry Manners 194–5, 207, 233, 234, 237, 238, 250–1, 264

relations with Henry VIII 5, 13–14, 16–17, 19

relations with Jane Grey 28, 37–8, 82–3, 187–8, 193, 196–7, 206, 215

relations with John Harington 27–8

relations with Kate Ashley 73, 79, 89, 91–5

relations with Lord Russell 230–2, 233–4

relations with William Parr 119–20, 190, 206–7, 234–5, 237

and religious reforms 107–8

and Scilly Isles expedition 48–9

and Sudeley Castle 152–4

suspicious behaviour of 229–36

and Thompson of Calais 48, 49

warned of arrest/imprisonment 104, 206–7, 233, 234

and William Sharington’s counterfeiting operation 162–3, 197–8, 202–3, 223, 231–2, 241

and Yanworth manor 166–7

Sharington, Sir William

arrest/incarceration of 226–8, 231–2

and case against Thomas Seymour 261

and Catherine Parr’s jewellery 128

counterfeiting operation 162–3, 197–8, 202–3, 223, 226–8, 231–2, 241, 261

journeys to Bradgate House 193–4, 196

pardoned 283

sent to the Tower 240–1

and Seymour brothers’ rivalry 106, 191

and Thomas Seymour’s appointment as Lord High Admiral 75

and Thomas Seymour’s growing support 105, 197

and Thomas Seymour’s relations with Elizabeth Tudor 199

and Sudeley Castle 153–4

warned not to visit Elizabeth Tudor 207–8

Sherief, John 242

Slanning, Mistress 213

Slanning, William 213

Smethwick, William 207–8

Smith, Sir Thomas 264–5, 287

Somerset Place 129

Somerset, 1st Duke of
see
Seymour, Edward

Somerset, Duchess of
see
Stanhope, Anne

St John, Lord 244–5, 248

Stanhope, Anne (Duchess of Somerset)

birth of son 160

and execution of Edward Seymour 288

lavish lifestyle of 129–30

and marriage of Thomas Seymour to Catherine Parr 59

relations with Catherine Parr 46–7, 59–61, 78

relations with Mary Tudor 59–60

relations with Thomas Seymour 190

and Thomas Seymour’s ‘marriage petition’ to Catherine Parr 53–4

and Thomas Seymour’s relations with Elizabeth Tudor 205

Stanhope, Sir Michael 97, 232, 235, 288

Sudeley Castle 130, 135, 152–6, 160–1, 165, 186

Suffolk, Duchess of
see
Willoughby, Catherine

Surrey, Earl of 23–4

Syon 190–1, 281

Talbot, George (Earl of Shrewsbury) 195, 197

Taylor, Sir Ralph 68

The Education of a Christian Woman
85, 205

Thompson of Calais 48, 49

Throckmorton, Nicholas 47, 186–7, 190, 281

‘tide letter’ 288–9

Tower of London 104, 206–7, 223, 239–41, 249, 250, 252, 255, 262, 268, 277–9, 287–8

Traitor’s Gate (Tower of London) 239–40

Tretower Court 211

Troy, Lady 12, 68, 71–2, 80

Tyrwhitt, Lady Elizabeth 156, 173, 174–6, 191–2, 218, 247, 249, 257, 262–4, 265, 284

Tyrwhitt, Sir Robert 161, 191–2, 218, 246–50, 251, 253–5, 257, 258–9, 263–4, 284

Udall, Nicholas 78

Van der Delft, François 20, 23, 28, 31–2, 50, 58, 117, 235, 236, 261, 266

Venice, Duke of 285

Warwick, Earl of
see
Dudley, John

Wentworth, Margery 9

Westminster Palace 22, 105–6, 234, 235–7, 239

Weston, Richard 127–8, 163–4

Wightman, William 127, 177–8, 186–7, 200, 214, 219, 229, 240, 242–3

Willobie His Avisa
149–50

Willoughby, Catherine (Duchess of Suffolk) 15, 52, 60, 72, 78–80, 120, 277, 282

Wolf Hall 9, 149, 266

Wolsey, Cardinal 26, 91

Woodlock, Thomas 166

Wotton, Dr 118

Wriothesley, Thomas 15, 21, 34, 35–6, 43, 103, 242

Wroth, Thomas 77

Wyatt, Sir Thomas 103, 288

Yanworth manor 166–7