Rogue, Tudor ‘Rockstar’ and His American Legacy. Huh. That’s the first we’ve heard of that relationship, strangely. I had thought they weren’t related at all. As Lady Bryan goes to leave, Mary calls her back and asks after Sir Francis Bryan, whom she refers to as Lady Bryan’s son. Sir Francis was the man who petitioned the Pope for Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and he was also a cousin of Anne Boleyn. Awww. I am a descendant of Sir Francis Bryan (1490-1550), boy-companion and courtier to Henry VIII. Bryan was a poet, author, cypherer, diplomat, soldier, and the closest confidante of the King. The Tudors is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime.The series was a collaboration among American, British, and Canadian producers, and was filmed mostly in Ireland. Actually historically it was Sir Francis Bryan that got sent to the continent to hunt for Reginald Pole . Lady Bryan says she has no news of him since he went away to hunt down Reginald Pole. Thus begins the entry for Sir Francis Bryan, a lifelong friend and companion to King Henry VIII, in General Biographical Dictionary, by Alexander… My bad. Although this day should be a happy one for Tudor Enthusiasts, because it is the anniversary of the beginning of the Tudor Dynasty - the triumph of King Henry VII and the Lancastrians at the Battle of Bosworth Field - it is also a sad day for fans of King Henry VIII's closest friend, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. He portrayed King Henry II on Reign. Our expert speaker this month is Sarah-Beth Watkins, who many will know from her monthly magazine articles as she is a regular contributor to Tudor Life. He had settled in Ireland after marrying Joan Butler, Dowager Countess of Ormond, and had travelled to Tipperary as Lord Justice “to check the incursions of the O’Carrolls”. Alan van Sprang (born June 19, 1971) is Canadian actor best known for playing Sir Francis Bryan in the series The Tudors and for appearing in the Living Dead films of George A. Romero. He has many other television and film credits. He is appointed to the privy chamber. Sir Francis Bryan (or Bryant), an English poet and warrior, was born of a genteel family, educated at Oxford, and afterwards spent some time in travelling abroad. On this day in history, 2nd February 1550, Sir Francis Bryan, courtier, diplomat, poet and a man nicknamed “the Vicar of Hell”, died suddenly at Clonmel in Ireland. He also played Valentine Morgenstern on Shadow hunters. Sir Francis Bryan: Alan van Sprang (2009) Francis Bryan: Episode 3.01 Episode 3.08 Bryan is a spy, agent, reputed assassin, and an accomplished cryptographer. Contrary to the series, in which Edward Seymour and Sir Francis Bryan seem most responsible for bringing Katherine to Henry's attention, it was Norfolk who presented her to him. Sarah-Beth recently published a book on Sir Francis Bryan, Henry VIII's most notorious ambassador and in this talk, she takes us right through his life from birth to death... simply amazing! Image courtesy of The Tudors Sir Francis Bryan (or Bryant), an English poet and warrior, was born of a genteel family, educated at Oxford, and afterwards spent some time in travelling abroad. Sorry! (1) Thus begins the entry for Sir Francis Bryan, a lifelong friend and companion to King Henry VIII, in General Biographical Dictionary, by Alexander Chalmers, 1812–1817.