This was my contribution to the Historical Writers’ Forum Summer 2020 Blog Hop – the theme was Momentous Events and this was a big one:…
Writer of Grants and Historical Fiction
Janet Wertman Posts
Catherine of Aragon waited seven long years for this marriage to take place. Just three months earlier, she had actually given up hope: she wrote…
You have to hand it to Charles V – the man made so much more use of travel than his contemporaries. Yes, he had to…
Created by King Edward III in 1348 in homage to the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, the Order of…
I am thrilled to be welcoming Olivia Longueville to the blog – she and J.C. Plummer have just released Robin Hood’s Widow, the second book…
For two weeks after Henry VII died, his body remained at Richmond. Masses and dirges were performed around him while preparations were finalized for the…
This was where the trap snapped shut on Anne Boleyn. Up until now, everything had been quite secret – this was the first public manifestation…
Katherine Parr was a remarkable woman who actually published three books – two translations and then her own work. This first book, called Psalms or…
In 1558, Mary was sixteen years old. Shortly after Francis turned fourteen (the age of majority in France), they moved forward with the marriage. The…
This was huge. This was the point at which Henry could never turn back. He had told Catherine he did not consider their marriage valid…
