I doubt that Henry had any regrets about Anne on his deathbed. He wanted all mention of her removed and tried to wipe out her memory. When he looked at Elizabeth he saw her mother looking back at him and I think at times he blamed his daughter for that. It is only when she came back to court in the 1540s that Henry was able to have a real relationship with Elizabeth. He saw how pretty and clever she was and he was delighted in her for her own sake.

Anne was truly loved by Henry for a time at least and then his fire faded. I think that he was convinced that Anne was guilty and he was deeply hurt by what he perceived as her betrayal. Henry attempted to put Anne from his mind, but whether or not he was able to do so is something that cannot be answered. As to regret on his death bed over Anne: again that is something that is unknown, but well may-be he did just a little.

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Henry said many things it doesn't make it true. When trying to figure out who Henry really loved his words don't hold much weight. Henry said he loved Jane because she gave him a son and then died. If her son died and Carherine Howard, Anne of Cleve's etc. gave him a second son he would say they were his true and lawful wife. Henry saying he loved Jane is like a 5yr old saying they love Santa Claus for giving them a toy they desperately wanted.
Henry needed to be married to all his wives at the same time to be kept happy and all of them to be kept safe.

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You're probably right.
Maybe Protestants would've tried to exclude Mary from the succession but there were still many Catholics in England at this time and remember how easily Mary Tudor had deposed Jane Grey.
And even if Mary and Darnley weren't married yet, I think that, in this situation, a marriage between them would've been quickly decided to ensure their claims. Except, of course, if Elizabeth had died before King François II of France and, in that case, there could have been more than a civil war, even possibly a second One Hundred War. Since a long time, I wonder how History would've turned if François II had survived (even with Elizabeth alive).

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There was an excellent documentary on BBC4 tonight about eh Hundred Years War called 'Chivalry and Betrayal'. It was the first of as three-part series and dealt with the reign of Edward III.

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Henry VII was certainly slender but I don;t think that he was particularly tall - he is usually described as being of slightly above average height. His son Henry's height (as well as his girth) came from the York side of the family: his grandfather Edward IV was very tall, 6' 4" - and his great-aunt Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy was almost 6'

Henry VII was considered good-looking at the time that he took the throne, although the burdens of power aged him quickly. There are a couple of portraits said to be of the King when he was fairly young - here is a link to one of them:

http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/HenryVII01.jpg

And this is a pencil sketch of Henry before he became King from the Recuil d'Arras:

http://keidahl.terranhost.com/Spring/EUH3501England/Images/HenryVIIBW2.gif

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I don’t think Catherine de Medici was responsible of the massacre. She always promoted peace and tolerance between Catholics and Protestants. Why would she have wanted this massacre?
Nobody knows exactly what happened this tragic day but the one with the greatest part of responsibility is probably Henri de Guise. He hated Protestants because his father had been killed by a Protestant. The murderer pretended to have been sent by the admiral Gaspard de Coligny, the leader of the French Protestant party. Coligny wasn’t condemned because there weren’t enough proves.
Years later, after terrible conflicts between Catholics and Protestants, Catherine de Medici and her son, King Charles IX, made peace with Protestant rebels. Charles IX’s sister Marguerite married King Henri de Navarre, a Protestant. Soon after, somebody tried to kill Coligny. Protestants were furious and some of them accused the royal family. There were a meeting between several important people of the court, including Charles IX, his brother the duke of Anjou (future King Henri III), their mother Catherine de Medici and Henri de Guise. Charles IX ordered, possibly reluctantly, the executions of several Protestant leaders (including Coligny) because he feared they prepared a new rebellion. A commando led by Henri de Guise was sent to proceed to these executions. Things totally degenerated. The commando didn’t kill only the people condemned by the king but many other Protestants. It was said, in Paris, that Protestants had tried to depose the king and civilian people participated to the massacre, trying to kill all Protestants in the city. Some testimonies pretend Henri de Guise encouraged civilian murderers. When Charles IX realized what was happening, he ordered to stop the killings but nobody obeyed him. He and Henri III were horrified by what they involuntary had provoked. Nobody knows who ordered the first attempt of murder against Coligny but Henri de Guise is the most probable suspect.

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At Hampton Court there were a couple of originals that simply got missed.

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As a regular first-person interpreter of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and an Education Interpreter at the Higgins Armory Museum, I am constantly asked "How did Elizabeth I feel about her mother?"

I have researched this topic at length, and compiled the evidence from all stages of Elizabeth Tudors life, proving that she I felt positively about her mother in my article, "Death Could Not Separate Them: How Elizabeth I Connected to Her Deceased Mother."

Please click the link, below, and feel free to leave a comment. I hope it provides you with the information you are looking for!
SEMPER EADEM,
Ashlie of "BeingBess"
http://www.beingbess.blogspot.com/2012/08/death-could-not-separate-them-how.html

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She might not have had memories of her mother but she would have learnt about her from the people around her. If she kept the potrait of her mother in a ring for sentimental reasons (it is of course possible that it was there as a warning but I doubt that) then she must have been given a positive image of her mother from someone.

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