Father of Jane Boleyn… and Henry VIII’s Scholar Courtier

On this day in Tudor history, 27 November 1556, Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley, died quietly at his estate in Essex.
He was a nobleman, diplomat, scholar… and the father of the famous (and infamous) Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford.

Morley’s life spanned the rise of the Tudor dynasty, and he moved through it with skill:
from a childhood in Lady Margaret Beaufort’s household, to service under Henry VIII, to presenting beautifully translated books to the Tudor monarchs themselves.

He mixed with the powerful, gifted Machiavelli to Cromwell, survived dangerous political tides, and watched tragedy unfold within his own family, yet his legacy today rests largely in his writings.

Join me to explore the story of a man who stood close to some of the most dramatic events and figures of the age, but slipped into the shadows of history.

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