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  1. S P

    S P edited the characters of The Crown 3 weeks ago.

      • reordered the characters.
    • Edited the description of Joanna Stafford: young Dominican novice who was forced to follow the devious plan of Bishop Gardiner; protagonist
    • Edited the description of Henry Tudor: a King who was married 6 times, seeking to have a son who would insure his dynasty by becoming king after him. Jane Seymour, his third wife, was the only interestedone to bear a son who lived to adulthood. He became King Edward VI, when Henry VIII died in his own cardnal needs; married 6 times1547, and reigned until 1553.
    • Edited the description of Thomas Cromwell: Henry VIII's Vice Regent; evilagent of the kingking and architect of the English Reformation, which included the dissolution of the priories.
    • Edited the description of Jane Seymour: wife of King Henry the VIII who died during childbirthshortly after giving birth to Edward in 1537. Because she bore him a son who lived, Henry was buried next to her in 1547.
    • Edited the description of Thomas More: admired for his stoic braveryCatholic martyr and Saint, and at first part of King Henry VIII's government, succeeding Cardinal Wolsey. He refused Henry's wish to divorce Katherine of Aragon, and later would not swear the Oath of Supremacy. In 1535 he was imprisoned and beheaded.
    • Edited the description of John Bulmer: husband of MargaretJoanna's friend Margaret. He tried to shorten the suffering of his wife when she was executed for treasontreason.
    • Edited the description of Black Prince: Richard the Lionhearted;Prince Edward, born in 1330, eldest son of King Edward III, died after coming in contact with the crowncrown, in 1376, without becoming king, as his father was still alive. He was the father of King Richard the II; Richard the Lionhearted, Richard I, was King of England until 1199.
    • Edited the description of Anne Boleyn: second wife of King Henry VIII; he had her beheadedbeheaded, along with several supposed lovers, including her brother George Boleyn.
    • Edited the description of Roger Frampton: priorateprior at MelmesburyMelmesbury priory
    • Edited the description of Luke: young stable boy of cousin Mary who guided Joanna and Edmund to MelMesburyMalmesbury Priory
    • Edited the description of Katherine of Aragon: first husband Arthur; then married to King Henry who sought divorce because heher male children died very young. Henry VIII wanted to marry Ann Boleyn; he sent Katherine into exile and forced the change of religion away from the catholic; this began the upheaval of his reign
    • Edited the description of Helen: Sister Helen master of the tapestries at DartfordDartford. She was mute, not speaking.
    • Edited the description of William Cheyne: MargaretMargaret's first husband; he was abusive
    • Edited the description of Eleanor: sister remonstratednoted for her burning zeal to serve God
    • Edited the description of Arthur Tudor: son of Queen Elizabeth; first husband of Katherine of Aragon; he died shortly after having contact withmarrying Katherine. They are not known to have consummated the swordmarriage (had intercourse, which makes a marriage valid.)
    • Edited a character: LitticeLettice Weatherly: head laundress at Dartford; died in the infirmary; mother of three children
    • Edited the description of Cardinal Wolsey: King Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor and chief adviser. He promised to secure Henry's divorce from Katherine of Aragon, but eventually fell out of favor and was stripped of most of his titles, in 1529, for failure to obtain Henry's divorce from Katherine of Aragon.
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  2. Shelfari

    Shelfari edited the characters of The Crown Friday, August 31, 2012.

    • Edited a character: Henry VIIITudor: a King who was only interested in his own cardnal needs; married 6 times
    • Added a character: Tom Sharard
    • Added a character: St. Margaret
    • Added a character: Catherine Howard
    • Added a character: Lady Maude Parr
    • Added a character: Brother Timothy
    • Added a character: Cardinal Wolsey
    • Added a character: Duke of Buckingham
    • Added a character: Cardinal Fisher
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  3. Kathe Dimeo Coleman

    Kathe Dimeo Coleman edited the characters of The Crown Wednesday, July 11, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Arthur Bulmer: Margret'sMargaret's son
    • Edited the description of Katherine of Aragon: first husband Arthur; then married to King Henry who sought divorce because he wanted to marry Ann Bolyn;Boleyn; he sent Katherine into exile and forced the change of religion away from the catholic; this began the upheaval of his reign
    • Edited the description of William Cheyne: the manMargaret had been arranged to marryfirst husband; he was abusive
    • Edited the description of Edward Stafford: third Duke of Buckingham; Joanna's uncle; Margaret's father; was executed because the King believed he was a traitor; the Staffords were no longer accepted by the upper classtraitor;
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  4. Kathe Dimeo Coleman

    Kathe Dimeo Coleman edited the characters of The Crown Wednesday, July 11, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Bridget: nun that had been at Dartford; youngest sister of Queen ElizabethElizabeth; Queen Elizabeth had brought her then daughter-in-law, Katherine of Aragon to meet Bridget
    • Edited the description of John Bulmer: husband of MaragretMargaret executed for treason
    • Edited the description of Katherine of Aragon: first husband Arthur; then married to King Henry who sought divorce because he wanted to marry Ann Bolyne;Bolyn; he sent Katherine into exile and forced the change of religion away from the catholic; this began the upheaval of his reign
    • Edited the description of Geoffrey Scovill: a constable for his parish; a main character unin the book; many interactionsbook interacting with JoannaJoanna as she plodded through her journey
    • Edited the description of Edward Stafford: third Duke of Buckingham; Joanna's uncle; Margaret's father; was executed because the King believed he was a traitortraitor; the Staffords were no longer accepted by the upper class
    • Edited the description of Ambrose: yeoman warder at the Tower of London who instructed Joanna how to get what she neededAtneeded at The Tower Of London
    • Edited the description of Queen Elizabeth: mother of Arthur; her daughter-in-law was Katherine of Aragon; youngest sister was sister Bridget whoBridget; Elizabeth had been at Dartfordto Dartford to visit Bridget
    • Edited the description of Mary Howard Fitzroy: daughter of the duke of Norfolk; married Henry Fitzroy who was royal bastard son of Henry and Bessie Blout who was a hand maiden to Queen Katherine
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  5. Kathe Dimeo Coleman

    Kathe Dimeo Coleman edited the characters of The Crown Wednesday, July 11, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Black Prince: Richard the LionheartedLionhearted; died after coming in contact with the crown
    • Edited the description of Anne Boleyn: wife of King Henry III;VIII; he had her beheaded
    • Edited the description of Margaret Bulmer: cousin and best friend of Joanna; was burned at the stake for her beliefs; married to John; mother of ArthurArthur; illegitimate daughter of Edward Stafford,
    • Edited the description of Katherine of Aragon: first husband Arthur; then married to King Henry who sought divorce andbecause he wanted to marry Ann Bolyne; he sent Katherine into exile; following her mother' role, Joanna became Katherine's maidexile and forced the change of religion away from the catholic; this began the upheaval of honor during her time in exilehis reign
    • Edited the description of Mary Tudor: Queen Katherine and King Henry's daughterdaughter; married at 15 and widowed shortly after; the marriage was not consummated
    • Edited the description of Richard Layton: commissioned by Thomas Cromwell to assess the monasteries; a way to close the monasteries
    • Edited the description of Geoffrey Scovill: a main character un the book; he was charged to observe if the people were following his mandatesmany interactions with Joanna
    • Edited a character: Duke of BuckinghamEdward Stafford: Edward Stafford thethird Duke of Buckingham; Joanna's uncle; Margaret's father; was executed because the King believed he was undermining the lawsa traitor
    • Edited the description of Ambrose: yeoman warder at the Tower of London who toldinstructed Joanna how to get what she neededneededAt The Tower Of London
    • Edited the description of Queen Elizabeth: mother of Arthur; her daughter-in-law was Katherine of AragonAragon; youngest sister was sister Bridget who had been at Dartford
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  6. Kathe Dimeo Coleman

    Kathe Dimeo Coleman edited the characters of The Crown Wednesday, July 11, 2012.

    • Edited a character: Henry V111VIII: a King who was only interested in his own cardnal needs; married 6 times
    • Edited the description of Winifred: fellownovice and friend of Joanna; Sister of Brother Edmund
    • Edited the description of Brother Richard: Aa friar at Dartford
    • Edited the description of Jane Seymour: wife of King Henry the V111VIII who died during childbirth
    • Edited the description of Brother Oswald: one of the monastic brothers who were displaced by the king's order to close the monasteries; part of a group that traveled to find their spiritual purpose
    • Edited the description of Charles Howard: brother-in-law of Elizabeth; brother of Thomas; died in the Tower of London
    • Edited the description of Anne Boleyn: wife of King Henry 8th whoIII; he had her beheaded
    • Edited the description of Daphne: a women from Greek mythology that was depicted on one of the tapestries that was created showing the Greek story of Daphne;tapestries
    • Edited the description of Eustace Chapuys: Aa Spanish ambassador that worked for the best interest of Queen Katherine and visited on her death bed
    • Edited the description of Margaret Bulmer: cousin and best friend of Joanna; was burned at the stake for her beliefsbeliefs; married to John; mother of Arthur
    • Edited the description of Lady Chester: wife of Lord ChesterChester; mother of Christina
    • Edited the description of Katherine of Aragon: first husband Arthur; then married to King Henry who sought divorce and sent Katherine into exile; following her mother' role, Joanna became Katherine's maid of honorhonor during her time in exile
    • Edited the description of Charlemagne: 8th century ollectorcollector of relics
    • Edited the description of Hugh Capet: descedent of Charlemagne and had access the old relics including the crowncrown; he contributed some of these Atheistan
    • Edited the description of Lady Kingston: wife of Constable William Kingston; provided care to Joanna at the London Tower in order to get information to pass onto her husband
    • Edited the description of Richard Layton: Commissionedcommissioned by Thomas Cromwell to assess the monasteries
    • Edited the description of Bess: servant at Tower of London when Joanna was keptkept; she aided Joanna in the search for her father
    • Edited the description of Brother Eilmar: a brother who lived over 400 years ago who claimed to have visionSvisions
    • Edited the description of Stephen Westerly: father of the Westerly children; married soon after his wife'swife Littic's death
    • Edited the description of Margaret Douglas: King's disgraced niece; Charles Howard had triedwanted to marry her
    • Edited the description of Eleanor: sister remonstrated for her burning zeal to serve God
    • Edited the description of Tobias: Person in torturingperson who tortured Joanna's father on the rack
    • Edited the description of Geoffrey Scovill: sent bya main character un the chief constablebook; he was charged to take notes ofobserve if the king's justice; helped Joanna to flee the mob only to be put in the Tower of London. Joanna and Geoffrey paths cross many timespeople were following his mandates
    • Edited the description of Richard Stafford: Joanna's father; held and tortured by Stephen Gardiner
    • Edited the description of Arthur Tudor: son of Queen Elizabeth; first husband of Katherine of Aragon; he died after having contact with the crownsword
    • Edited the description of Duke of Buckingham: Edward Stafford the third Duke of Buckingham; Joanna's uncleuncle; was executed because the King believed he was undermining the laws
    • Edited the description of Queen Elizabeth: mother of ArthurArthur; her daughter-in-law was Katherine of Aragon
    • Edited the description of Earl of Surrey: heir tontheto the Duke of NorfolkNorfolk; had been chosen to wed Margaret
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  7. Kathe Dimeo Coleman

    Kathe Dimeo Coleman edited the characters of The Crown Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

    • Added a character: Littice Weatherly: head laundress at Dartford; died in the infirmary; mother of three children
    • marked the description of Littice Weatherly as not a spoiler
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  8. Kathe Dimeo Coleman

    Kathe Dimeo Coleman edited the characters of The Crown Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Henry V111: a King who was only interested in his own cardnal needs; married 86 times
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  9. Kathe Dimeo Coleman

    Kathe Dimeo Coleman edited the characters of The Crown Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Earl of Surrey: heir tonthe Duke of Norfolk
    • Edited the description of Mary Howard Fitzroy: daughter of the duke of Norfolk; married Henry Fitzroy who was royal bastard son of Henry and Bessie Blout hand maiden to Queen Katherine
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  10. Kathe Dimeo Coleman

    Kathe Dimeo Coleman edited the characters of The Crown Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Queen Elizabeth: mother of Arthur
    • Removed a character: Cardinal Fisher
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