Back in 1524, Thomas Wolsey was still running Henry VIII’s political show and Margaret of Scotland, Henry VIII’s sister, was acting as regent for her…
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Category: On This Day
This was the end of an era. Incredibly, Henry VIII’s “most faithful servant” was executed on this day. There is an old saying on Wall…
Henry Fitzroy was Henry VIII’s illegitimate son by Bessie Blount. Born in 1519, the child had long been considered a possible heir to the throne…
By June 24th, 1540, Henry VIII had made up his mind and was ready to act. He would never accept the marriage to Anne of…
Last week, I wrote of Cromwell’s arrest for treason, and shared the first pleading letter he sent to the King. Cromwell’s crime was religiously based:…
Talk about blindsided. Thomas Cromwell was arrested during a Council meeting a Westminster. The coup was led by the Duke of Norfolk, head of the…
June 4, 1536 – Jane Seymour proclaimed Queen. A post focused on the telling, not the pageantry…
Ten days after she was formally betrothed to the King, Jane Seymour once again got into the royal barge in the early morning and was…
[Spoiler alert – this is not for the squeamish! The execution of Margaret Pole is one of the darkest marks in Henry VIII’s reign –…
The morning after Anne Boleyn’s execution, Jane Seymour and Henry VIII were formally betrothed at Hampton Court Palace. At first light, Jane dressed in her…
