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…
All Tudor, all the time...
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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…
Henry Fitzroy was Henry VIII’s illegitimate son by Bessie Blount. Born in 1519, the child had long been considered a possible heir to the throne…
July 15, 1536 – Reginald Pole refuses to return to England (can you blame him?). Read his refusal on www.janetwertman.com
On this day in 1540, Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves was formally dissolved on the grounds of the King’s lack of consent to…
On July 5 1535, Sir Thomas More penned his last letter. He was imprisoned in the Tower, scheduled to be executed the following day –…
On June 29, Parliament passed an Act of Attainder against Thomas Cromwell. It was in effect a death sentence – but Henry was being cagey.…
By June 24th, 1540, Henry VIII had made up his mind and was ready to act. He would never accept the marriage to Anne of…
Last week, I wrote of Cromwell’s arrest for treason, and shared the first pleading letter he sent to the King. Cromwell’s crime was religiously based:…
June 15, 1540 – Cranmer’s Letter Defending Cromwell. “[W]ho shall your Grace trust hereafter, if you might not trust him?”
