Um, actually no – and I corrected this in a later post (which you can read here). But I left this up because Charles Brandon…
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Specifically, Henry said he felt old enough that “he doubted whether he should have any child by the Queen.” We know he said it because…
Anne Askew was an unfortunate pawn in Tudor politics. She was tortured (the only woman on record to have experienced this) and burned for heresy…
Greetings! Thank you again for following my posts. It is a joy and a privilege to share my take on the Tudor world with you.…
Today was a big day: the signing of the Treaty of Greenwich that was designed to eventually unite England and Scotland under one crown. The…
This was a phenomenal speech, Catherine’s chance to plead her case before the world. And she did. Masterfully. Some context: the “King’s Great Matter” started…
More good times for the Seymours…now that Jane was married to the King, the rest of the family had to be ennobled a bit as…
I am not going to comment or explain. I am just going to let Anne’s words speak for her. Rest in peace, innocent victim. Good…
This was the day on which Marie de Guise married James V of Scotland by proxy, removing this crown jewel from the European marriage market.…
This post involves a classic Henry letter, one that really shows us how dangerous he could be. Let’s set the stage. In October 1543 all…
