February 7, 1542 marks an important point in the surprisingly complex legal case against Catherine Howard: the passage of the Bill of Attainder that declared…
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On this day in 1521, Mary Boleyn married William Carey, a courtier and favorite of Henry VIII. Carey was both a Gentleman of the Privy…
Today in history, Henry VIII, fully armored, was thrown from his horse in a joust. His horse, also fully armored, fell on top of him.…
January 17, 1549 – Thomas Seymour arrested for treason. This was the beginning of the fall of a man of great hubris. Read about the final straw on www.janetwertman.com
January 3, 1540 – Official (and public) meeting of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Read more on www.janetwertman.com
December 30, 1535 – Chapuys tells Henry VIII of Catherine of Aragon’s impending death. Read more on www.janetwertman.com
December 27, 1539 – Anne of Cleves arrives at Kent. Such a promising day… and one that, without Henry, went really well… read about it on www.janetwertman.com
On this day in 1536, Jane Seymour’s father died at Wolf Hall. Many people question the nature of Jane’s relationship with her father, but there…
December 17, 156 – Mary Arrives at Greenwich for a Public Reconciliation. Remember the great scene they did for this in The Six Wives of Henry VIII? Read about it on www.janetwertman.com
December 10, 1541 – a sobering day for Catherine Howard: Culpeper and Dereham were executed at Tyburn. Read more on www.janetwertman.com