Chi uscì con Enrico VIII d'Inghilterra?

Enrico VIII d'Inghilterra (Greenwich, 28 giugno 1491 – Londra, 28 gennaio 1547) è stato re d'Inghilterra e signore d'Irlanda (in seguito re d'Irlanda) dal 21 aprile 1509 fino alla sua morte. Fu il secondo monarca della dinastia Tudor come successore di suo padre, re Enrico VII d'Inghilterra. Nei primi tempi fu un fiero oppositore delle teorie di Lutero e per questo motivo ottenne nel 1521 dal papa Leone X il titolo di Defensor Fidei, ossia "Difensore della fede". Il titolo che ancora oggi compare sulle monete inglesi con l'acronimo latino DEF. FID. non è tuttavia quello originale, ma fu ricreato dalla Chiesa anglicana. In seguito a un insanabile contrasto sorto sotto papa Clemente VII, infatti, il titolo fu ufficialmente ritirato da papa Paolo III, ma risulta comunque in uso per gli anglicani.

Fu il fondatore della Chiesa anglicana, nata in seguito allo scisma religioso, quindi alla separazione dalla Chiesa cattolica di Roma.

Sposato sei volte e detentore di un potere assoluto incontrastato, segnò fortemente le vicende inglesi. Decretò lo scioglimento dei monasteri e l'unione dell'Inghilterra con il Galles.

Jane Popincourt (c. 1484 – c. 1530 CE) was a French noblewoman, tutor, and maid-of-honour. She served in the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII of England.

For around twelve years, she had a position at the English court, first in the reign of Henry VII, as a distinguished tutor engaged to teach French to the princesses Margaret and Mary; and later in 1509, on the accession of Henry VIII, she was appointed a maid-of-honour to his wife, Catherine of Aragon. In 1514, there were rumors that Jane had become the King's mistress.

During the Battle of the Spurs in 1513, the King's troops captured a number of French nobles, notably Louis I d'Orléans, duke of Longueville. It is unknown if the Duke had met Jane at the French court, but as her countryman they seem to have been introduced upon his arrival at the English court and they soon began a liaison. Although he was technically a hostage, he was used as a supplementary ambassador in arranging the marriage of Mary Tudor and Louis XII, and was treated with respect as such. This damaged the reputation of Jane, who was probably then in her mid-to-late twenties, an age by which a woman would have been expected to be married. When the Duke returned to France in 1514, Jane remained at the English court and, some rumours suggested, may have begun a brief affair with Henry VIII. However, she seems to have wanted to return home. It has also been speculated that she was no longer welcome at the English court. She was listed as an attendant to Henry's sister, Princess Mary, who was about to become the queen of France. Louis XII refused to accept Jane as an attendant for his new wife, however, apparently on the grounds of believing Jane was promiscuous.

Jane remained in England until 1516, when she returned to France. She is said to have reignited her affair with the Duke and received a parting gift of £100 from Henry.

Elizabeth Carew (née Bryan; c. 1500 – 1546) was an English courtier and reputed mistress of King Henry VIII.

A daughter of Sir Thomas Bryan and Margaret Bourchier, Elizabeth became the wife of Henry VIII's close friend Sir Nicholas Carew, an influential statesman who was eventually executed for his alleged involvement in the Exeter Conspiracy. She is described as being beautiful by many historians.

Her brother, Sir Francis, a member of the Privy Chamber and one of the king's closest friends, sat on the jury that convicted his sister's husband, who was sentenced to death, and thus reduced her to penury.

Margaret "Madge" Shelton, troligen död före år 1555, var en engelsk hovdam. Tillsammans med sin syster Mary Shelton, med vilken hon ofta har förväxlats, har hon utpekats som älskarinna till kung Henrik VIII (1535).

Mary Berkeley (1480 circa – XVI secolo) è stata una delle amanti di Enrico VIII d'Inghilterra.

In seguito alla relazione con il re, diede alla luce due figli, Thomas e John mai riconosciuti. In seguito sposò sir Thomas Perrot ed in seconde nozze Thomas Jones.

Anne Basset (1520 – before 1558) was an English lady-in-waiting of the Tudor period, reputed to have been the mistress of King Henry VIII.

آن هاستنجس (ستافورد سابقًا) (1483–1544) صغرى بنات هنري ستافورد الدوق الثاني لباكينغهام وكاثرين وودفيل، والتي كانت علاقتها بالملك هنري الثامن ملك إنجلترا مثار فضيحة جنسية في البلاط الملكي الإنجليزي عام 1510.

Elizabeth Stafford (1479 – 11 maggio 1532) è stata una nobile inglese.

Maria Bolena, in inglese Mary Boleyn (Blickling Hall, 1499 circa – Rochford, 19 luglio 1543), è stata una nobildonna inglese, dama alla corte Tudor di Enrico VIII, sorella della regina consorte Anna Bolena e zia della futura Elisabetta I. Nata senza titolo, divenne Lady Maria Bolena nel 1529, quando suo padre acquisì il titolo di Conte di Wiltshire e Ormond.

Elizabeth Blount (1500 /1502 – 1539/1540) meglio conosciuta con il diminutivo di "'Bessie"', è stata una cortigiana inglese, amante di Enrico VIII d'Inghilterra e madre di un suo figlio naturale.