January 15, 1559 – Elizabeth I is crowned. Read about the ceremony on www.janetwertman.com
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January 6, 1540 – Marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Read Hall’s description of the event on www.janetwertman.com
The official meeting between the King and his new bride was scheduled for January 3, 1540, at Greenwich, but Henry VIII was far too much…
Between 1309 and 1814, the surface of the Thames froze over a number of times in the London area – though only once during Henry…
December 14, 1542 – the six-day old Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scotland. Read about the first few years of her life on www.janetwertman.com
December 8, 1529 – Thomas Boleyn created Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde. Read the Apologia for his life on www.janetwertman.com
December 5, 1560 – Death of Francis II (grandson of Henry VIII’s contemporary Francis I – think Reign!). Read about him on www.janetwertman.com
November 29, 1530: Death of Thomas Cardinal Wolsey. Read more about this key figure of Henry VIII’s court on www.janetwertman.com
November 26, 1533 – Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond Henry VIII’s illegitimate son) marries Mary Howard (Anne Boleyn’s cousin). Read about the Howard triumph on www.janetwertman.com
November 22, 1515 – Birth of Marie de Guise (Consort of James V). Read more about the mother of Mary of Scotland on www.janetwertman.com
