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…
Writer of Grants and Historical Fiction
Author: janetwertman
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…
Part of me wants to say “goodbye and good riddance” and leave it at that: Philip of Spain was not a good husband to Mary…
William Carey was a favored courtier of Henry VIII’s, and actually his third cousin (William’s grandmother Eleanor Beaufort was cousin to Henry’s grandmother Margaret Beaufort).…
I posted last month about the exciting search for a Tudor banqueting house that would be going on at Sudeley Castle during the last two…
This was about the most brilliantly timed visit ever. England and France were getting ready for the Field of the Cloth of Gold, which would…
A banqueting house was a “separate pavilion-like building reached through the gardens from the main residence.” They became very popular during the Tudor era –…
This is a guest post from the wonderful Brigitte Webster, founder and owner of the amazing Tudor & 17th Century Experience, an exquisite living history…
Elizabeth’s funeral was worthy of her Gloriana legend, with its procession of more than a thousand people, all dressed in hoods and suits of black.…