William Peto was a monk, an Observant Friar who was so “known for his holiness of life” that he was appointed confessor to Henry VIII’s…
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Janet Wertman Posts
After the wonderful reception to his last guest post (about the execution of Jane Grey – you can read it here), I have invited back…
This is a guest post from Stanley Antonisson – a man who for years has been adding fascinating comments to my posts. Stanley is a…
There is a dizzying amount to unpack in order to tell this story! #Onthisday, Henry Howard (the Earl of Surrey) and his wife (Frances de…
Henry Carey is a man whose parentage has been debated for five hundred years. His mother was Mary Boleyn, that part’s easy. But his father…not…
While technically the term “coronation” refers to the placing of a crown upon a monarch’s head, the moment of the anointing is so important that…
This is a guest post from David Field, a writer of historical fiction who is coming out with six Tudor-era novels this year (for you…
Essex, Essex, Essex. Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, is a man who provokes that kind of head shaking (like Thomas Seymour after Katherine Parr…
Before dying on January 7, Catherine had sent Henry a final letter and signed it “Catherine the Quene.” Her burial was Henry’s chance to refute…
In the Tudorverse, Ferdinand of Aragon’s importance stems from his being the father of Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon – so my focus…
