Last speeches seem to be real highlights, and this one certainly does not disappoint. It is a chance to really hear Henry’s voice and remember…
All Tudor, all the time...
Janet Wertman Posts
December 9, 1539 – Gregory Cromwell writes to his wife. A bit of a feel-good post on www.janetwertman.com
November 30, 1601 – Elizabeth’s Golden Speech. Amazing. Read it on www.janetwertman.com
Elizabeth of York was crowned a little more than two years after her husband, Henry VII. Although she was widely regarded as the Yorkist heir…
I am thrilled to host author and researcher Kyra Cornelius Kramer on the first stop of the blog tour for her just-out Edward VI In…
All Souls Day was the beginning of the end for Catherine Howard, the day Thomas Cranmer left a letter on Henry’s seat in the Chapel Royal detailing information he “had not the heart” to tell him directly
October 1537 – within a week after Jane Seymour’s death, Henry VIII is ready to marry again. Read Cromwell’s letter asking about French brides on www.janetwertman.com
Sir Thomas Wyatt was one of the bright poetic lights at the court of Henry VIII, often credited along with Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey…
The Lincolnshire Rising was a sudden protest of the suppression of the monasteries. Shortly after the closure of Louth Abbey, the local villagers were at…
Poor Anne. For years, her mother tries to get her a position at court and finally succeeds. Anne arrives, is sworn to Jane Seymour’s service…
