Alessandro Farnese was an Italian nobleman who served as Pope Paul III between 1534 and 1549 – a term that inevitably made him Henry VIII’s…
Writer of Grants and Historical Fiction
Tag: On This Day in History
Yes, yes, this happened outside the Tudor Era (WAY outside the Tudor Era)…but bear with me and I will bring it around! 😉 So Becket…
Catherine was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille, the monarchs whose marriage created a dynastically unified Spain – and whose…
I use the term “finally” because of how long this process was! Remember – it was back in August that Mary had been caught plotting…
Full disclosure: I don’t really like the man. I made him the antagonist in The Path to Somerset, and found it really hard to convincingly…
Joanna was the eldest daughter of Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon, the monarchs whose marriage created a dynastically unified Spain. The subject may…
Ha! My last post was about Philip Sidney – this one is about his sister Mary. I am so happy the dates worked out to…
In 1562, Elizabeth I had been Queen of England for four years, subject to constant pleas to marry and beget an heir. Over and over,…
Yes, yes, I already wrote a blog post about Boulogne’s surrender – this is different. That other one focused Henry’s triumphant entry into the city…
First, some background. Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland when she was less than a week old. Henry VIII of England wanted her to marry…
