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Honor Grenville, Viscountess Lisle (c. 1493–1495 – 1566) was a Cornish lady whose domestic life from 1533 to 1540 during the reign of King Henry VIII is exceptionally well-recorded, due to the survival of the Lisle Papers in the National Archives, the state archives of the UK.
Lady Honor Grenville (b.1493) was the obscure widow of Sir John Bassett and gentlewoman living in Hampshire with her eight children. In 1529, Honor married Arthur Plantagenet, Viscount Lisle, the illegitimate (but recognized) son of Edward IV and half uncle to Henry VIII, and almost 25 years her senior.
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Honor Grenville, Viscountess Lisle. Detail of the brass of Sir John Bassett and his two wives. Church of St. Mary, Atherington, Devonshire.
In his famous ‘Acts and Monuments’ he denounces Lady Lisle as the ‘utter enemy to God’s honour, and in idolatry, hypocrisy, and pride, incomparable evil’. There are two potential explanations for this defamation of character. Firstly, Honor was of a conservative religious background.
Honor Grenville (c.1493/5–1566) was a Cornish lady whose domestic life from 1533–1540 during the reign of King Henry VIII is exceptionally well recorded, due to the survival of the Lisle Papers in the National Archives, the state archives of the United Kingdom.
27 lug 2016 · In 1529, Honor first appeared on the public stage as the second wife of Sir Arthur Plantagenet, Viscount Lisle, the illegitimate son of King Edward IV, and half-uncle to Henry VIII. Despite the age gap of at least 20 years, the two were devoted to each other.
