Katherine Grey did not have a very long or happy life. While it started out full of promise, the death of Edward VI changed everything.…
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The only thing Ralph Sadler and Thomas Wyatt did to incur arrest was to be close friends with Thomas Cromwell. But that was enough for…
First, an apology: the “surprising companion” was a later addition. Second, let me back up: there is a lot of story before we get to…
Thank you all for being part of my Tudor world; thank you for your feedback and shares. I wish you a happy, healthy, and meaningful…
So, back in 2014 I wrote a post entitled December 21, 1536 – Jane Seymour’s Father Dies. Off by a year. That said, I claim…
For more than a hundred years, Agnes Strickland was considered the ultimate source…but now we know better how she got a bunch of things wrong…
I admit, the title is somewhat misleading: technically, Hanukkah was not celebrated in Tudor England because Jews had been expelled from the land some 300…
This was actually a secret marriage that would get the couple thrown into the Tower, so let’s back up a little for context. Elizabeth was…
The final volume in my Seymour Saga trilogy is a BookBub Featured Deal in Australia, Canada, India and the UK – and I have extended…
I have been focused on Elizabeth so much that I have not done a “King’s Great Matter” post in a while – but this was…
