Jane’s reign spanned nine days in July 1553. When Mary acceded, a trial was quickly held for Jane’s father-in-law, the mastermind behind the attempted coup.…
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Category: On This Day
Just a short recap – on November 2, Henry learned about Catherine’s past (you can read about that here). To his credit, he did not…
The last time I wrote about Jane Seymour’s death was back in 2014 – and I don’t really have a huge amount to add on…
Woof. This was a huge – though at the time secret – step mid-way through the seven years that Catherine of Aragon spent in England…
This was my contribution to the Historical Writers’ Forum Summer 2020 Blog Hop – the theme was Momentous Events and this was a big one:…
Catherine of Aragon waited seven long years for this marriage to take place. Just three months earlier, she had actually given up hope: she wrote…
You have to hand it to Charles V – the man made so much more use of travel than his contemporaries. Yes, he had to…
Created by King Edward III in 1348 in homage to the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, the Order of…
For two weeks after Henry VII died, his body remained at Richmond. Masses and dirges were performed around him while preparations were finalized for the…
This was where the trap snapped shut on Anne Boleyn. Up until now, everything had been quite secret – this was the first public manifestation…
