Hello, I'm Rebecca Larson and welcome back to another episode of a brief history, where we dive into the intriguing tales of history's forgotten figures.

Today, we journey back to the Tudor era, a time of royal intrigue and captivating personalities.

Our focus today, Lady Ann Parr, a woman of remarkable distinction in the court

of Henry the 8th. The Tudor's Dynasty podcast. As the youngest surviving child of Sir Thomas Parr

and Maude Green, Anne followed her elder and better known siblings, Catherine and William.

Unfortunately, Anne Parr never knew her father as he died in 1517 when she was two years old,

so it's likely she had no memory of him at all.

After the death of her husband, Maude Parr decided not to remarry, and instead focused her energy on raising her children and serving her queen.

The Parr children were well educated and were prepared to serve at Tudor Court.

Thanks to her mother's connections at Tudor Court and Anne received a humanist education and was taught alongside other noble children.

Her reading lists at the time would have included such grades as Cicero, Plato, and even Erasmus.

Anne also learned Latin, French, and Italian, not to mention arithmetic, and much, much more.

Her education was advised by a cousin of Sir Thomas Parr named Cuthbert Tunstall.

He was the Bishop of London. Later, he became Bishop of Durham.

The education of Maud's children was modeled after the studies recommended and used by Sir Thomas More.

And we know how well his daughter Margaret was educated.

During her formative years, Anne spent much of her time at Rye House and Hertfordshire.

This was their primary residence after the death of Thomas Parr.

Maude Parr held a position as Lady in Waiting in the household of Queen Catherine of

Aragon, Henry the Aeth's first wife. As a show of respect and custom of the time, she named her eldest daughter after her

queen. Little did she know that her own Catherine would one day hold the title of queen consort as well.

Mod's position with the queen was an important one. She was given rooms at court so she could be readily available to serve her mistress whenever necessary.

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