Anne of Brittany

The Cordeliere, pride of Anne of Brittany’s navy, exploded off the coast of Brest in 1512 after Henry VIII’s armada surprised her France-Brittany fleet during the War of the League of Cambrai.

Analysis of “The Primer of Claude of France,” dating from around 1505, a sophisticated ABC picture-book that Anne of Brittany used to educate her 5-year-old daughter, Claude, has revealed that a subsequent owner gave leafy loincloths and veils to the originally naked Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

But it is believed the manuscript destined for Henry may have been intended for another royal couple - King Louis XII of France and his wife, Anne of Brittany.

In the 15th century, Duchess Anne of Brittany saved the region from famine — and ensured its independence — by introducing crops of blé noir, or buckwheat, a hardy plant that thrived despite the area’s poor soil.

But Margaret remained in France for two years after Charles's marriage with Anne of Brittany, which took place on December 6th, 1491.