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MARGARET BRYAN
TIME LINE AND ADDITIONAL FACTS ON MARGARET BRYAN LADY GOVERNESS TO HENRY VIII'S CHILDREN WAS ALSO COUSIN TO QUEEN CONSORTS ANNE BOLEYN AND CATHERINE HOWARD.
TIME-LINE OF MARGARET BRYAN
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1468
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Margaret Bouchier was born inin Beningbrough, Yorkshire, England. The daughter of Sir Humphrey Bourchier and Elizabeth Tilney
1670
1471
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11TH APRIL King Henry VI s deposed again and Edward IV is back on the English throne
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14TH APRIL Margaret's father Humphrey Bourchier, who was killed at the Battle of Barnet
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21ST MAY the deposed Henry VI of England is now dead.
1472
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30TH APRIL Margaret's mother Elizabeth married for a second time to Thomas Howard
1473
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Thomas Howard Margaret's half-brother through her mother's Elizabeth second marriage is born
1474
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Margaret's brother John became Baron Berners
1476
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Sir Edward Howard, Margaret's half-brother through her mother Elizabethsecond marriage is born
1478
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Lord Edmund Howard Margaret's half-brother through her mother Elizabeth second marriage is born
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11TH NOVEMBER Margaret married Sir John Sandes
1480
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Elizabeth Howard half-sister through her mother' Elizabeth second marriage is born
1483
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3TH APRIL King Edward IV is dead and now his son Edward V King of England
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26TH JUNE King Edward V is deposed and now his uncle Richard III is King of England. Edward V and his young brother are kept prisoner n the Tower of London
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SUMMER Both The deposed Edward V and his brother Richard of Shrewsbury go missing from the Tower of London
1485
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22ND AUGUST The Battle of Bosworth. Part of the Wars of the Roses. Margaret's stepfather Thomas Howard and step Grandfather John Howard fought in this battle for King Richard III, John Howard is killed along with the King of England, Richard III. Now Henry Tudor is King of England as Henry VII. Thomas Howard Margaret;s step-father is placed in the Tower of London for several years.
1487
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25TH NOVEMBER Margaret's step-father and mother , Thomas and Elizabeth attended the coronation of Henry's consort Elizabeth of York
1489
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LATE Margaret's mother Elizabeth is Godmother to the Princess Margaret Tudor at her baptism the daughter Of Henry VII. and Elizabeth of York.
1490
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Margaret married Sir Thomas Bryan
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13TH MAY Margaret's brother John Bourchier married her step-father's half-sister, Katherine Howard, the daughter of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, by his second wife, Margaret Chedworth
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Margaret's son Francis Bryan is born in Buckinghamshire, England
1492
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Margaret's sister Anne Bourchier married Sir Thomas Fiennes, 8th Baron Dacre
1495
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4TH FEBRUARY Margaret's half brother Thomas Howard married Princess Anne of York the fifth daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville
1497
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4TH APRIL Margaret's mother Elizabeth Tilney died
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8TH NOVEMBER Margaret's step father Thomas Howard married as his second wife s cousin, Agnes Tilney.
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Margaret's husband Thomas was knighted by Henry VII
1498
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Margaret's half-sister Elizabeth Howard married Thomas Boleyn
1500
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Margaret's daughter Elizabeth is born
1509
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21ST APRIL King Henry VII is dead and now his son Henry VIII is King of all England
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Margaret becomes a lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon
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11TH JUNE Margaret was present at the wedding of Catherine of Aragon and King Henry VIII of England
1512
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MAY Margaret's daughter Margaret married henry Guildford
1513
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8TH JANUARY Margaret's half brother Thomas Howard married for a second time to married Lady Elizabeth Stafford, daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
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25TH APRIL Margaret's half-brother Sir Edward Howard, died
1514
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Rumours that Elizabeth Bryan, Margaret's daughter was the mistress of Henry VIII
1516
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18TH FEBRUARY Mary Tudor is born, the daughter of King Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon
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FEBRUARY Margaret became the Lady Governess for Princess Mary
1517
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Sir Thomas Bryan Margaret's husband died around or before this period.
1519
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15TH JUNE Henry Fitzroy is born, the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII and Elizabeth Blout
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JULY Margaret married her final husband, David Souche Margaret's son Francis and Sir Edward Neville disgraced themselves in the eyes of the minions' detractors when, during a diplomatic mission to Paris, they threw eggs and stones at the common people.Under the influence of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Sir Francis was removed from the Privy chamber
1524
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Margaret's brother John Bourchier became Chancellor of the Exchequer of England
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21ST MAY Margaret's step-father Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk died
1528
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Margaret's son Francis returns to the Privy Council
1530
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29TH SEPTEMBER Margaret's sister Anne Bourchier, Baroness Dacre died
1532
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Margaret was granted a gift of plate
1533
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JANUARY King Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn, Margaret's neice
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19TH MARCH Margaret's brother John Bourchier died at Calais
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7TH SEPTEMBER Elizabeth is born, the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn,
1536
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17TH MAY The execution of George Boleyn , Margaret's nephew
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19TH MAY The execution of Margaret's niece Anne Boleyn
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Margaret writes to Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII chief minister, in which she complains of the economic difficulties of the household of "lady Elizabeth" since the change in her status (from legitimate to illegitimate
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30TH MAY Henry VIII married Jane Seymour
1537
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12TH OCTOBER Edward is born the son of King Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymnour
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OCTOBER Margaret passed over responsibility for the princess Elizabeth to Catherine Champernowne (Kat Ashley)
1539
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19TH MARCH Lord Edmund Howard Margaret's half brother died
1540
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28TH JULY King Henry VIII married Catherine Howard, Margaret's neice.
1542
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13TH FEBRUARY Catherine Howard, Henry VIII fifth wife is executed
1547
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28TH JANUARY Henry VIII of England is dead now his son Edward VI is King of all England
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Once the prince Edward succeeded to the throne, Lady Bryan maintained her title, but lived away from court at her estates in Essex, “where she enjoyed a generous annuity of £70 per year
1548
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AUGUST Margaret's son Francis married Lady Joan Fitzgerald, the widow of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond
1550
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2ND FEBRUARY Margaret's son Francis died
1552
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Margaret Bryan died in in Leyton
EXTRA FACTS ON MARGARET BRYAN
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Margaret Bryan, was Baroness Bryan
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Margaret hd been lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon and Lady Governess to all Henry VIII's children: Princess Mary, Princess Elizabeth, Henry FitzRoy and Prince Edward
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Queen consorts, Anne Boleyn and Caherine Howard were her neices through two of her half siblings, Elizabeth and Edmund.
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Through her father,Margaret was descended from King Edward III; her great-grandmother, Anne of Gloucester, was the daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, King Edward's youngest son.
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Margaret's mother Elizabeth Tilney served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen consort Elizabeth Woodville, and later as Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen's daughter, Elizabeth of York, consort of King Henry VII of England
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Margaret had three children, Maragret, Elizabeth and Francis, all to her second marriage to Thomas Bryan. Francis, Margaret's son was a close friend of the King' Henry VIII.Francis rakish sexual life and his lack of principle at the time of his cousin Anne Boleyn's downfall led to his earning the nickname the Vicar of Hel
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Margaret' Bryan is fictional Portrayed in The Tv Series The Tudorss by Jane Brennan .
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