An Esquire of the Body was a personal attendant to the King of England. There were six such Esquires, with a barber and a page,…
Writer of Grants and Historical Fiction
Author: janetwertman
I love Catherine’s letters. This is a great one, especially for what it says about her… Let’s just situate ourselves a moment, understand what was…
Today is The Path to Somerset’s first birthday – and to celebrate, I’m running a special promotion on Amazon: you can immerse yourself in my…
The Lord Chancellor was the most powerful man in England (after the sovereign, of course), so this was the ultimate triumph for a man as…
Margaret Pole was born into a world that turned on its head several times during her lifetime. When she was born, she was the niece…
After the controversy he stirred up with his last post, I am happy to welcome back David Field to talk about Elizabeth on this anniversary…
This was a huge moment – Edward had died close to a month before and this was the first time Mary was coming to London…
Woof. This was the end to a tale of great hubris….hubris that almost succeeded. Back in February, Edward’s health was such that he started…
This was Henry’s sixth and final wedding, and it was celebrated privately like those of Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, and Catherine Howard (only the two…
As many of you know, I am participating in the “Interview my Character” blog hop put together by the Historical Writers Forum – the wonderful…