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…
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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…
January 22, 1552 – The Execution of Edward Seymour. Turns out he was as foolhardy as his younger brother…read about it on www.janetwertman.com
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
October 22, 1494 – Marriage of Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth. Read about it on www.janetwertman.com
Lady Margery was 72 or so when she died, an old woman by Tudor standards. Her life climbed to unexpected heights, then devolved into tragedy. Read about her on www.JanetWertman.com
October 6, 1549 – Somerset spirits Edward VI away to Windsor. He thought he was shoring up a precarious position, but instead just made things far worse. Read more on www.janetwertman.com
On this day in 1514, at Greenwich Palace, Henry VIII’s sister Mary Tudor married Louis XII of France (represented by the Duc de Longueville, acting…
March 9, 1535: Edward Seymour married to Anne Stanhope. Their partnership lasted until his death. Read more about them on www.janetwertman.com