April 2, 1502 – Prince Arthur dies, leaving Catherine of Aragon a sixteen-year-old widow. Read more on www.janetwertman.com
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Tag: Henry VIII
In 1489, Henry VII had reigned for only four years. To solidify his somewhat shaky hold on the throne, he sought to arrange an illustrious…
Katherine Parr was married twice before she caught Henry VIII’s eye. She married Sir Edward Borough in 1529, when she was seventeen, but he died…
Just under a month after the death of Henry VIII, his nine-year old son Edward VI was crowned King of England. Edward was the son…
February 18, 1516 – birth of Mary I to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Read about it on www.janetwertman.com
February 15, 1533 – Anne Boleyn has “a furious desire to eat apples.” Read about what this means on www.janetwertman.com
Catherine Howard was brought to the Tower of London on Friday, February 10th 1542, she was there when the Act of Attainder against her was…
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…
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…
