May 2, 1536 – Anne Boleyn arrested and brought to the Tower. Read more about it on www.janetwertman.com
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April 30 was the day the trap snapped shut on Anne Boleyn: it was the day that Mark Smeaton was arrested and questioned – and…
April 24, 1536 – The Start of the Legal Case Against Anne Boleyn. There were many “beginning of the end” events, but this was the most sinister as it was the first legal one…Read about it on www.janetwertman.com
On this day in 1509, the not-quite-eighteen-year-old became Henry VIII. He took two actions very quickly. First, he married his older brother’s widow, Catherine of…
April 18, 1536 – Jane Seymour gets her own apartments. A very big day. Read about it on www.janetwertman.com
April 9, 1533 – A Deputation Informs Catherine of Aragon of her New Title. Not that she ever accepted it…Read more on www.janetwertman.com
April 2, 1502 – Prince Arthur dies, leaving Catherine of Aragon a sixteen-year-old widow. Read more on www.janetwertman.com
In 1489, Henry VII had reigned for only four years. To solidify his somewhat shaky hold on the throne, he sought to arrange an illustrious…
“This day died a man of much wit – and very little judgment.” These are said to be Elizabeth’s words upon hearing of the death…
March 16, 1554 – Elizabeth’s letter to Mary I (the “Tide Letter” – so named because Elizabeth wrote it right after being informed she would be taken to the Tower, and by the time she finished, the tide on the Thames had turned and they could no longer leave that day. Read more on www.janetwertman.com
