December 5, 1560 – Death of Francis II (grandson of Henry VIII’s contemporary Francis I – think Reign!). Read about him on www.janetwertman.com
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December 5, 1560 – Death of Francis II (grandson of Henry VIII’s contemporary Francis I – think Reign!). Read about him on www.janetwertman.com
November 29, 1530: Death of Thomas Cardinal Wolsey. Read more about this key figure of Henry VIII’s court on www.janetwertman.com
November 26, 1533 – Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond Henry VIII’s illegitimate son) marries Mary Howard (Anne Boleyn’s cousin). Read about the Howard triumph on www.janetwertman.com
November 22, 1515 – Birth of Marie de Guise (Consort of James V). Read more about the mother of Mary of Scotland on www.janetwertman.com
November 17, 1558 – Death of Mary I of England. “This is the Lord’s doing and it is marvelous in our eyes…”
November 8, 1543 – Birth of Lettice Knollys, one of the best known figures of Elizabeth I’s court. Read more about her at www.janetwertman.com
November 4, 1514 – Mary Tudor crowned Queen of France. Read about the pomp and pageantry on www.janetwertman.com
October 30, 1485 – Henry Tudor is crowned as Henry VII of England. Read about it on www.janetwertman.com
October 22, 1494 – Marriage of Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth. Read about it on www.janetwertman.com
Lady Margery was 72 or so when she died, an old woman by Tudor standards. Her life climbed to unexpected heights, then devolved into tragedy. Read about her on www.JanetWertman.com