Katherine Parr was a remarkable woman who actually published three books – two translations and then her own work. This first book, called Psalms or…
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Category: On This Day
In 1558, Mary was sixteen years old. Shortly after Francis turned fourteen (the age of majority in France), they moved forward with the marriage. The…
This was huge. This was the point at which Henry could never turn back. He had told Catherine he did not consider their marriage valid…
I feel so bad for this poor lady. Her life was pretty wonderful…until it wasn’t. Admittedly, she had a bumpy start. She was the oldest…
In March 1551, Edward had been king for four years. Somerset had been removed as Lord Protector, and John Dudley, Earl of Warwick (he wasn’t…
This Act, which claimed to be the way to reform monastic life in England, was actually the first step in what was to become its…
Elizabeth spent her entire life refusing proposals – and her very first experience shows that she mastered the art early. Of course she had a…
I hate to say it, but I can’t summon all that much sympathy for Henry Grey. Mary forgave him once for the treason of supporting…
Henry would be quite annoyed to know that his resting place in the Quire of St. George’s Chapel at Windsor is marked only by a…
This would have been such a difficult trip for poor Kitty Howard. After Parliament passed the Act of Attainder against her, officials came to get…