While I think this marriage was overall a bad idea (indeed, in retrospect it would appear she could have chosen better…), I do love weddings.…
Writer of Grants and Historical Fiction
Tag: Mary I
Giovanni Michiel was the Venetian Ambassador to England during almost all of Mary’s reign, and on his departure in 1557, he prepared for his successor…
(Full disclosure: it happened a little before this, but this is the date of the letter that Eustace Chapuys wrote to Charles relating the incident.)…
In March 1551, Edward had been king for four years. Somerset had been removed as Lord Protector, and John Dudley, Earl of Warwick (he wasn’t…
This was a huge moment – Edward had died close to a month before and this was the first time Mary was coming to London…
Woof. This was the end to a tale of great hubris….hubris that almost succeeded. Back in February, Edward’s health was such that he started…
Part of me wants to say “goodbye and good riddance” and leave it at that: Philip of Spain was not a good husband to Mary…
As the King’s Great Matter dragged on, Henry VIII hoped to wear down Catherine’s resolve by keeping her away from her daughter (though at some…
Does the name sound familiar? It should. This is one of those great stories that could only happen in Tudor times – well, that was…
Specifically, Henry said he felt old enough that “he doubted whether he should have any child by the Queen.” We know he said it because…