James Bassett (clergy)

James Bassett was born in 1526 to Honor Grenville and Sir John Bassett, as the youngest son. When his father died, his mother became remarried to Arthur Plantagenet, Henry VIII's uncle. James then moved to Calais with his mother and stepfather.^[1]

His sister, Anne Bassett, was allegedly considered as a wife of Henry VIII and may have been one of his mistresses.^[2]

References

^ Sarah Clayton, ‘Bassett, James (c.1526–1558)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 29 Oct 2009
^ Hart, Kelly (June 1, 2009). The Mistresses of Henry VIII (First ed.). The History Press. p. 197. ISBN 0752448358. http://books.google.com/books?id=r6HGPAAACAAJ.

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Name	Bassett, James
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Date of birth	1526
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Date of death	1558
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