Letter from Henry VIII to Marie, Empress of Austria, 1543 November 24

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Title:
Letter from Henry VIII to Marie, Empress of Austria, 1543 November 24
Description:
Letter from Henry VIII to Marie, Empress of Austria. Dated November 24, 1543. In this letter, Henry VIII recalls Edward Bonner, Bishop of London, and Sir Francis Bryan as envoys to the Emperor. The King proposes that Dr. Nicholas Wotton, Dean of Canterbury, who had been envoy to the queen, should be sent in their place to the Emperor. The King wishes to send Dr. Richard Layton, Dean of York, as an envoy to the Queen in place of Wotton.
Creator:
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
Contributor:
Maria, Queen, consort of Louis II, King of Bohemia and Hungary, 1505-1558
Date:
November 24, 1543
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
G. Edward Elwell, Jr., Autograph Collection
Subjects:
Bonner, Edmund, 1500?-1569
Bryan, Francis, Sir, -1550
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Netherlands
Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547
Layton, Richard, about 1500-1544
Netherlands--Foreign relations--Great Britain
Netherlands--History--House of Habsburg, 1477-1556
Wotton, Nicholas, approximately 1497-1567
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Notes:
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
USM 009
Identifier:
A74/002/072