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- Title
Sir Francis Knollys's Latin dictionary: new evidence for Katherine Carey.
- Authors
Varlow, Sally
- Abstract
A Latin dictionary once owned by Sir Francis Knollys has come to light containing his records of his marriage to Katherine Carey, daughter of Mary Boleyn, and the births of their fourteen children. These previously unpublished details (here transcribed) strengthen the argument that Katherine was an illegitimate child of Henry VIII, born during his affair with Anne Boleyn's sister. Sir Francis's handwritten notes also reveal his wife's remarkably successful series of pregnancies; and the birth date of his daughter Lettice – branded a ‘she-wolf’ by Elizabeth I – who turns out to be younger than is usually claimed when she married Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester.
- Subjects
LATIN encyclopedias &; dictionaries; DOCUMENTARY evidence; KNOLLYS, Francis; CAREY, Katherine; BOLEYN, Mary; HENRY VIII, King of England, 1491-1547; ANNE Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536
- Publication
Historical Research, 2007, Vol 80, Issue 209, p315
- ISSN
0950-3471
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-2281.2007.00400.x