Wriothesley, Charles ___ 1508-1562 ___ British ___ n/a

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Charles Wriothesley was born in London and studied law at Cambridge. Aged only 16, he was given an apointment at The College of Arms, an office regulating heraldry and granting new armorial bearings. At 21 he became a gentleman of Gray’s Inn. In the early 1530s, it seems, he reached the peak of his career as an officer of arms, taking part in the ceremony that created Anne Boleyn as Marquess of Pembroke in 1532, and attending her coronation the following year. He may have married twice. He kept a journal detailing public events and this was published in two volumes. Cornell University Library has made them available for view on its site for historical monographs.
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DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1521-1559 ___ political social royalty

WEB TEXT LINKS
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
 

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
A chronicle of England during the reigns of the Tudors from AD 1485 to 1559 (Volume 1)
A chronicle of England during the reigns of the Tudors from AD 1485 to 1559 (Volume 2)
 

July 2005, August 2008
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