Today marked the end of one era and the beginning of a new one: the passing of power from Henry VIII to Edward VI. That…
All Tudor, all the time...
Author: janetwertman
Today let’s pause a moment to mourn the death of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. I’m not going to repeat the crimes that got him…
Yes, yes, “under the bus” is a modern term…but what would you call it?
I am pleased to welcome Danielle Marchant to the blog – she has written a guest post for me in honor of her new novel,…
As Henry drew closer to death, the plots around him grew in intensity. After all, he was leaving behind him a nine-year old boy who…
So Somerset had already escaped charges of treason once – that time when he took Edward and fled to Windsor hoping to avoid Northumberland’s (then…
I am thankful for all of you, the people who read my blog and my books. Well, technically my “book” but the second one is…
First, a caution – this is the day most people BELIEVE Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five Theses to the door of the All Saints’ Church…
Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio was the legate appointed by Pope Clement V to hear Henry VIII’s annulment request case in England. The case, better known as…
Ah, the lucky one. As the daughter of Johann III, Duke of Juliers-Cleves, Anne was a pawn in the international marriage market from her early…
