. This is a remarkably large and lavishly illuminated Book of Hours, combining French and English styles. The first leaf contains a list of obits members of the royal family and of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Earls of Ormond and their wives, so it was probably made for Anne Boleyn's grandfather, Thomas Butler (1426-1515), 7th Earl of Ormond, or a member of his family. It was given in the early 16th century to a chapel at 'Suthwyke', probably Southwick in Hampshire. The list of obits at the start of the manuscript is arranged in calendar order: first is 'The death of James, Earl of Wiltshire, who die
. This is a remarkably large and lavishly illuminated Book of Hours, combining French and English styles. The first leaf contains a list of obits members of the royal family and of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Earls of Ormond and their wives, so it was probably made for Anne Boleyn's grandfather, Thomas Butler (1426-1515), 7th Earl of Ormond, or a member of his family. It was given in the early 16th century to a chapel at 'Suthwyke', probably Southwick in Hampshire. The list of obits at the start of the manuscript is arranged in calendar order: first is 'The death of James, Earl of Wiltshire, who died on St. Mark's day' (25 April). A few lines further down is Henry VI, whose death is also recorded in the calendar. Folio 2 recto from a Book of Hours, list of obits. 87 BLRoyal2BXVFol002rListObits
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