This was a devastating day for Henry VIII. On January 1, after only eighteen months of marriage Catherine of Aragon had given birth to their…
All Tudor, all the time...
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Henry VIII’s suppression of the monasteries was, according to Professor George Bernard, one of the most revolutionary events in English history. “There were nearly 900…
This day marked the culmination of all Edward Seymour’s ambitions: he was appointed Lord Protector of England to rule on behalf of his nephew, the…
Today marked the end of one era and the beginning of a new one: the passing of power from Henry VIII to Edward VI. That…
Today let’s pause a moment to mourn the death of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. I’m not going to repeat the crimes that got him…
Yes, yes, “under the bus” is a modern term…but what would you call it?
I am pleased to welcome Danielle Marchant to the blog – she has written a guest post for me in honor of her new novel,…
As Henry drew closer to death, the plots around him grew in intensity. After all, he was leaving behind him a nine-year old boy who…
So Somerset had already escaped charges of treason once – that time when he took Edward and fled to Windsor hoping to avoid Northumberland’s (then…
I am thankful for all of you, the people who read my blog and my books. Well, technically my “book” but the second one is…