The trip that Henry and Anne took to France was a turning point in their relationship. Its main purpose was to seal an alliance with…
All Tudor, all the time...
Author: janetwertman
So The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk really did not get along, and this letter (one of a series she wrote asking for Cromwell’s help)…
Woof. John Dudley was an ambitious and talented man who rose from being the son of a disgraced traitor (his father Edmund Dudley, was executed…
It has been quite some time since I have posted a “Tudor Tidbit” rather than an “On This Day” post, but given the continuing enthusiasm…
This was one of the greatest betrayals of Elizabeth’s life (and this was a woman who suffered a bunch of disappointments): Robert Dudley was the…
Henry VIII always had a romantic view of war. And after the death of Catherine Howard, he needed a new reason to feel young again.…
It strikes me that so many of my recent posts have been of ostensibly happy news hiding a sad future (I’m thinking specifically of the…
While births are generally happy things, they have to be viewed in light of subsequent events (heck, any Tudorphile will tell you that EVERYTHING must…
Today is Publication Day for The Path to Somerset, the story of Edward Seymour’s rise during the tumult of Henry’s post-Jane reign. I am thrilled…
As the King’s Great Matter dragged on, Henry VIII hoped to wear down Catherine’s resolve by keeping her away from her daughter (though at some…