When Elizabeth Tudor came to the English throne, there was huge pressure on her to marry and secure the succession (and even ensure proper leadership…
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Just under a month after the death of Henry VIII, his nine-year old son Edward VI was crowned King of England. Because of Edward’s youth,…
Henry VIII beheaded his fifth wife two months after he discovered her adulterous (pre-adulterous?) relationship with Thomas Culpeper, and two weeks after Parliament passed the…
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.…
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…
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…