2007-2008, was the 500th anniversary of Blanche’s birth for she was born between March 1507 and March 1508. She first went to the Tudor Royal Court in the reign of King Henry VIII, when her aunt, Lady Troy was appointed Lady Mistress to the King’s royal children, Elizabeth and Edward; she also supervised Mary when she lived with the younger children. Blanche remained with Queen Elizabeth and was pre-eminent at the very centre of her Court. Lord Burghley was her friend and cousin.

In order to reinstate Blanche a biography (the first) was published in 2007 on the anniversary of her birth and a summary of this is given on the Biography page. To augment the book, this website is hosting additional information, which can be accessed using the navigation bar on the left - see Further Evidence for Blanche’s Rôle.

The Epitaph page gives an exact and complete copy of the Bacton Epitaph. Composed by Blanche for her monument in Bacton Church, Herefordshire, it was transcribed by Paul Richardson. Research has recently dated it to before November 1578, probably c.1576-1577. This date means that the Bacton Monument (shown under Gallery) is now recognised as of national importance for it is the earliest known depiction of Queen Elizabeth I as an icon, as Gloriana. This epitaph can be compared to the Saint Margaret’s Epitaph on Blanche's tomb (see biography page 136).

The Papers page gives access to:

• Blanche’s Yorkshire Tenants / Fieldnames from documents transcribed by Sue Hubbard (see biography pages 121-124, references pages 176-177).
• Poems / Songs of the Welsh Bards with the modern Welsh transcripts, and English translations, of the nine Welsh bardic poems relevant to Blanche's family and notes concerning the relevant bards.
• Coming soon: a list of the members of the Queen’s Household who have been found in the course of research.

Please contact the webmaster concerning the possible inclusion of additional, accurate and relevant information. Thank you.