September 19, 1580 – Death of Catherine Willoughby. Truly one of the most interesting women of her day. Read more on www.janetwertman.com
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September 16, 1537 – Jane Seymour took to her chamber. This was the start of the do-or-die (or both) period…read about the formalities on www.janetwertman.com
On September 10, 1515, Thomas Wolsey was made a cardinal. Read about the event and his downfall on www.janetwertman.com
September 5, 1548 – Katherine Parr dies. Read about the tragedy on www.janetwertman.com
September 4, 1535 – Henry VIII’s Summer Progress arrives at Wolf Hall. Read about it on www.janetwertman.com
August 29, 1588 – Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, writes his last letter to Elizabeth I. Read it on www.janetwertman.com
Protocol required a Tudor queen to “take to her chamber” a month before the expected birth of her child. The chamber of course would be…
The death of William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, was a pivotal moment in Henry VIII’s quest for a divorce. Warham was the primal English prelate…