This was the end of an era. Incredibly, Henry VIII’s “most faithful servant” was executed on this day. There is an old saying on Wall…
Writer of Grants and Historical Fiction
Month: July 2015
Henry Fitzroy was Henry VIII’s illegitimate son by Bessie Blount. Born in 1519, the child had long been considered a possible heir to the throne…
July 15, 1536 – Reginald Pole refuses to return to England (can you blame him?). Read his refusal on www.janetwertman.com
On this day in 1540, Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves was formally dissolved on the grounds of the King’s lack of consent to…
On July 5 1535, Sir Thomas More penned his last letter. He was imprisoned in the Tower, scheduled to be executed the following day –…
