Cambridge or burst

In yet another 1564 event, event we have the visit of Elizabeth I in Cambridge that resulted in Henry getting his M.A in art. (source). It a bit hard to give any particular worth to that diploma has essentially it was almost "a everyone who showed up with her get a diploma" type of event. As you can see he was one of seventeen noble who got master that day (source) after what was about four day  at the place.

While he was residing at Clare Hall (source) his personal highlight was apparently relaying message between Andrew Perne and the queen, who mainly told him to put his cap on while he did a sermon (source). He also receive a Marzipan and a sugar loaf from the town(source) .

You can read more detail about Elizabeth visit here and here. I am rather amuse that visit apparent had to be stock in massive ammount in booze (but hey college right?)

Though I wonder if there is any connection between that event and Henry sudden interest in being a patron of the art around the same year. Also two decades later, Henry would become the keeper of cambridge.

To be Frank

My perusing on various topic, brough me something unexpected that I seem to have overlook, mainly Henry apparent involvement with the Marian exile.

Just for a little bit of context, Marian exile are essentially protestant who decided to go out of England once Queen Mary tried to bring back England into the catholic church. Amongst them was Catherine Carey, Henry as I mention before, Henry preferred to stay, but was involved in preventing the ceasing of the asset of the exiled. 

With Elizabeth ascension to the throne, Henry seem to have been a part of something called the "Frankfurt refusal" where the protestant in Frankfurt decided not to join in those in Geneva in anti-ceremonial crusade and to tell the exiles they would be part of the coming religious reform.  THough he wasn't acting on his own accord here, but as an agent of the British government .

However is involvement isn't 100%, it is mostly brought forth by the one book on Marian exile I've found. (Source and here ) that tell us that the name "Henry Carowe" is in fact Henry Carey (I think this is believable, considering just how many way I've seen Carey being spelled down and how apparently the guy vanish afterward, despite being a government courier)

You can find the declaration in question here at page CLXXXVII. 

On a smaller note, Marian exiles, seem to talk about how Sir John Carey was Mary custodian at Hunsdon (Henry Uncle remember him) was (page 319) before Edward death (and his own),  when I see that kind of thing I keep wondering if it had any reason in the choice of this particular barony for Henry.

Rob

I sorta was intrigue by the relationship between Robert Dudley and Henry Carey as of late. Considering that one was a favourite (and potential marriage candidate for Elizabeth) and the other of her closest blood relative, sorta make you wonder. While I haven't found anything in particular that dwelled on in details about how the two men interacted, but like a lot of thing there is a certain amount of trace involved.

One in particular that initially made me believe of something positive between the two is the Robert Carey page on history of parlement, which indicate that Henry youngest son actually got his name from his godfather who happen to be the early of Leicester (source) also Henry and Robert knew each other since at least his time as carver, though Robert was above him in hiearchy.

Shakespeare professional career also seem to relate a somewhat stormier relationship between the two men, mainly cause by Henry envy toward Dudley preferential treatment. (Him being risen to the rank of earl which is something Henry seem to have desire quite a lot ), in 1564. There is also the matter that Lettice Knolly (future spouse of Dudley) is the niece of Henry, but I have yet to find anything that tell of Henry thoughts on the matter. The dictionnary of national biography also seem to put more rivalry and put him into something of a group that included lord Sussex and the earl of Dorset that tried to discredit him all they could (source).  More recent version though seem to describe their relationship as more friendly (Source). So I am incline to think the two had something of a complex relationship that went through cycle of friendliness and oppostion depending of their mutual position, though making a detailed timeline of how it went down seem hard.

oh forgot to put that the other day but there is one note relating to Lord Hunsdon troop from 1567 mainly how they were muscians under his order at page 120 here.

Hunsdon's men

yet another event that take place (and this one suprised me since I don't recall hearing about it previously) is Henry first foray into artisitc patronage, by mounting the Hundson's men in 1564 before eventually disbanding them in 1567 (the most probable reason being that he got appointement in the marches around that time), source.  Although I did find one book that seem to indicate that the troops went through time of activity in between 1567 and the time he became Lord chamberlain.

Very little information about the troop exist( its due to several factor I presume, it was apparently one of little note, it apparently toured a lot and probably didn't do much of a paper trail and the fact that the one he establish as Lord chamberlain is much more famous, but it come in so much later that the connection are hard it) we don't even know who compose it.  The one man I've seen speculate as possibly being part of it is future lord chamberlain's men impressario James Burbage (source)

Ironically the troop was formed in 1564, same year of birth as Shakespeare, would eventually be part of the lord chamberlain men.

Summer in Lyon

You know me I love to show exploit bilingualism and this is pretty much a golden occasion as today we will talk about Henry Carey in summer 1564 visit to France essentially to give the order of the Garter to Charles IX, but also act as witness that the French swore to observe to the treaty of troyes (this isn't the one that ended the 100 years war, but while this is a peace treaty, it mostly for war reparation and the handling of war prisonner, Source)  accompanying him was Thomas Smith (I think its this one, though not 100% sure) and some entourage of people to serve the two.

The meeting took place in Lyon, apparently at the moment King Charles IX was going around the various part of country after his crowning in something called the grand tour of france (not I'm not kidding). One french source say that Catherine de médicis made a good choice picking the place because it showed off France Wealth (source). Amusingly enough when Smith write to the queen about the trip she describe the place has riddle with plague and fever (Source, entry 524). I find rather particular entry 384.5 mainly cause the british side seem to have no real confirmation in May of that year that the King will be there, probably a side effect of 16th century communication. Point 13 of the same entry, is talking about Louis Prince of Condé, a hugenot leader, Henry being asked essentialy to give money to him.  He pop-up later in the visit at june 15, source, where (If I am understanding correctly) Condé actually with Elizabeth)

While the official visit seem to have taken place from june 22 to june 26 (you can find the description of the trip at entry 522),  Henry was apparently in France by May of that year (Source 427) and met with official at Boulogne on june 1 (source 449)

Feel sorta said, but I can quite understand the meaning of entry 487 (which is a shame cause its one by Lord hunsdon, slap himself) part 4 in particular.

The order of the garter was given in the oldest church of Lyon l'église Saint-Jean.  Apparently there was a promise that they would be no mass given (considering this a time of great trouble between catholic and protestant, you can guess why, also the ceremony of the church are sung and use no icon, which I feel was probably a way to be more polite toward the protestant). Interestingly the calendar tell us that should he have to go through mass during that time, that he should stay for as long as long as his conscience allow him, but to return as soon as possible afterward(entry 433).

aside from the diplomatic talk from that you mostly have supper (both with the king and the cardinal de guise), though that probably is diplomacy too.  The de guise apparently giving them celebration of a venetians style and there was a ball for the occasion. I actually counted all the time they occasion where they eatin the description of the trip and they are about seven of them)

According to entry 523, no ambassador was better liked than Hunsdon, well that's nice, though apparently his partner though he let other take his place too much. (If I get it correctly). THe last entry about the trip (566) seem to mention that George Carey was actually part of the trip (he'd be about 17 by that time) but seem to have let him go back to England at some point because of the fear of plague.

Catherine de Medicis own paper refer to the trip. Sending people to meet him by may 26. It is further mention at page 201, though not much detail are given (though I guess I get a positive feeling from this). Also she apparently discuss the situation of war prisonnier with him (page 209)