Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 33 and 34
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 33 and 34
Date Created
1968
Subject
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sonnets; Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
Description
The following transcription of Demorest's annotations was selected and transcribed by Casper College student and Archives staff member Grace MacPherson in January of 2024.
SONNET 33
Overall Notes
Leicester born same day, same hr.
’33 April – Cranmer prom. mr. with Cath + H. illegal
June – Anne crowned Queen
After Cranmer’s court grant[?] [illegible] Pope gives Hen. until Sept. to take C. back – or be excomm[unicated]
’33 – marriage (Jan?) A+H & birth E
About 34—Cromwell intervened to save life of Princess Mary
SONNET 34
Overall Notes
Brief love of Anne [Boleyn; second wife of Henry VIII] + Henry
Bet[ween] ’31-34, 9 or 10 persons burnt for heresy
’34—Parl. passes Act of Succession
Such = Suche is bearer of corresp[ondence] bet[ween] H + A
Eliz. = illeg[itimate]
Pearl = Margaret[;] M. Pole
Line 12
Cross: Paul’s Cross: place of recantation
SONNET 33
Overall Notes
Leicester born same day, same hr.
’33 April – Cranmer prom. mr. with Cath + H. illegal
June – Anne crowned Queen
After Cranmer’s court grant[?] [illegible] Pope gives Hen. until Sept. to take C. back – or be excomm[unicated]
’33 – marriage (Jan?) A+H & birth E
About 34—Cromwell intervened to save life of Princess Mary
SONNET 34
Overall Notes
Brief love of Anne [Boleyn; second wife of Henry VIII] + Henry
Bet[ween] ’31-34, 9 or 10 persons burnt for heresy
’34—Parl. passes Act of Succession
Such = Suche is bearer of corresp[ondence] bet[ween] H + A
Eliz. = illeg[itimate]
Pearl = Margaret[;] M. Pole
Line 12
Cross: Paul’s Cross: place of recantation
Type
Text
Creator
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William
Language
ENG, LAT
Is Part Of
Margaret Demorest Papers, CCA 10.2011.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Identifier
CCA 10.2011.01_Demorest_Sonnets_33_34
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 33 and 34,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 19, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9596.