SEYMOUR, EDWARD ( 1500?-52) -- brother of Jane Seymour. Became Duke of Somerset and Protector of the Realm in the reign of the boy king Edward VI after Henry VIII's death. Married Anne Stanhope. Executed in Edward's reign
SEYMOUR, JANE ( 1509?-37) -- Henry VIII's third wife; mother of his only legitimate son, Edward
SEYMOUR, THOMAS ( 1507?-49) -- Jane's younger brother. Gentleman of the privy chamber under Henry; named Lord High Admiral and Baron of Sude- lay by Somerset. Later married Katherine Parr. Executed in Edward's reign
SMEATON, MARK (d. 1536) -- court musician accused of adultery with Ann Boleyn. Ω
SOMERSET, DUKE OF. See Seymour, Edward
STANHOPE, ANNE (d. 1587) -- lady-in-waiting to three of Henry VIII's queens; wife of Edward Seymour
SUFFOLK, DUCHESS OF. See Willoughby, Catherine
SUFFOLK, DUKE OF. See Brandon, Charles
TUDOR, MARGARET ( 1489-1541) -- older sister of Henry VIII. Queen con- sort of James IV of Scotland and regent after his death
TUDOR, MARY ( 1496-1533) -- younger sister of Henry VIII. Briefly married to King Louis XII of France, hence known thereafter as "the French Queen." Later married Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk
WESTON, FRANCIS ( 1511?-36) -- courtier accused of adultery with Ann Boleyn. Ω
WILLOUGHBY, CATHERINE, DUCHESS OF SUFFOLK ( 1519?-80) -- daughter of Maria de Salinas; last wife of Charles Brandon. Influential Protestant and lady-in-waiting to Katherine Parr
WOLSEY, THOMAS CARDINAL ( 1475?-1530) -- Lord Chancellor during first half of reign of Henry VIII
WOODVILLE, ELIZABETH ( 1437-92) -- grandmother of Henry VIII; wife of Edward IV
WRIOTHESLEY, THOMAS ( 1505-50) -- diplomat in Henry VIII's court; made Lord Chancellor in 1540 and Earl of Southampton in 1547, after Henry's death
WYATT, THOMAS ( 1503-42) -- poet and courtier who was a friend of Ann Boleyn
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Publication Information: Book Title: Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VIII. Contributors: Karen Lindsey - author. Publisher: Perseus Books (Current Publisher: Perseus Publishing). Place of Publication: Reading, MA. Publication Year: 1995. Page Number: xviii.
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