September 5, 1548 – Katherine Parr dies. Read about the tragedy on www.janetwertman.com
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September 4, 1535 – Henry VIII’s Summer Progress arrives at Wolf Hall. Read about it on www.janetwertman.com
August 29, 1588 – Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, writes his last letter to Elizabeth I. Read it on www.janetwertman.com
Protocol required a Tudor queen to “take to her chamber” a month before the expected birth of her child. The chamber of course would be…
The death of William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, was a pivotal moment in Henry VIII’s quest for a divorce. Warham was the primal English prelate…
On this day in 1514, at Greenwich Palace, Henry VIII’s sister Mary Tudor married Louis XII of France (represented by the Duc de Longueville, acting…
Henry VIII married Catherine Howard on July 28 at Oatlands Palace in Surrey. The wedding, officiated by Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London, took place only…
Back in 1524, Thomas Wolsey was still running Henry VIII’s political show and Margaret of Scotland, Henry VIII’s sister, was acting as regent for her…
This was the end of an era. Incredibly, Henry VIII’s “most faithful servant” was executed on this day. There is an old saying on Wall…
