May Meeting

Meeting: Friday May 19, 2006
Time: 7:30
Place: Reeves' Home
Selection: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
470th Anniversary of Anne Boleyn's Execution

As you know, just about all the characters in the book were real people, but did you/do you know --

1.Two other female characters were beheaded for treason on "Tower Green". One died before Anne's execution the other a few years after. Can you guess who they were?
HINT -- 1 character is a main character the other briefly mentioned.
5 women and 2 men were beheaded on "Tower Green" which is inside the walls of The Tower Of London. Most executions took place on "Tower Hill" which is outside of the walls and a Tube station today.

2. Guess which character was burned at the stake by Mary I ("Bloody Mary") ?
HINT -- If you remember what he did for Henry, you'll know why Mary did him in!

3. Do you know why "the court" changed residences soooooo often?
HINT: It wasn't because they got bored.

4. Henry is buried under the floor of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. You will literally walk over his grave and not necessarily know it unless you happen to look down. Which wife is buried with him?

5. Another wife of Henry's is buried with Anne (parts of her that is) in the chapel at The Tower of London. If you know which wife it is, you'll know which main character, surprisingly, kept his evil ways and went fairly unscathed into old age.

6. Tudor historians as well as the real characters would laugh out loud over the portrayal of one of the main characters. This character had a well established reputation long before coming to court, and it's NOT what the book leads you to believe. Who do you think may not be portrayed accurately?

7. And finally, what do you think happened to Thomas Percy?