October 1537 – within a week after Jane Seymour’s death, Henry VIII is ready to marry again. Read Cromwell’s letter asking about French brides on www.janetwertman.com
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Sir Thomas Wyatt was one of the bright poetic lights at the court of Henry VIII, often credited along with Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey…
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Phenomenal letter – There’s no record of how Henry reacted to reading this about himself – I wonder if his ministers were brave enough to show it to him!
In March 1537, Jane Seymour’s sister Elizabeth, a widow in a somewhat impoverished state, had written to Thomas Cromwell hoping to be considered for an…
