Henry VIII adored his illegitimate son Henry FitzRoy – the living proof that his failure to father an heir was not his own fault. People…
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Tag: Edward Seymour
The second book in the Seymour Saga is here! (Well, “here” is a relative term: the publication date is not until August, but you can…
There were two key bodies that offered opportunities to influence the King: the Privy Chamber and the Privy Council. The gentlemen of the Privy Chamber…
This day marked the culmination of all Edward Seymour’s ambitions: he was appointed Lord Protector of England to rule on behalf of his nephew, the…
As Henry drew closer to death, the plots around him grew in intensity. After all, he was leaving behind him a nine-year old boy who…
So Somerset had already escaped charges of treason once – that time when he took Edward and fled to Windsor hoping to avoid Northumberland’s (then…
More good times for the Seymours…now that Jane was married to the King, the rest of the family had to be ennobled a bit as…
This post involves a classic Henry letter, one that really shows us how dangerous he could be. Let’s set the stage. In October 1543 all…
When Henry died on January 27, his will contemplated sixteen executors who would share power while his son was still a minor. Nice idea in…
I am thrilled to host author and researcher Kyra Cornelius Kramer on the first stop of the blog tour for her just-out Edward VI In…