Today was a big day: the signing of the Treaty of Greenwich that was designed to eventually unite England and Scotland under one crown. The…
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This was a phenomenal speech, Catherine’s chance to plead her case before the world. And she did. Masterfully. Some context: the “King’s Great Matter” started…
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 was the day on which Marie de Guise married James V of Scotland by proxy, removing this crown jewel from the European marriage market.…
On April 1, Eustace Chapuys wrote a long, newsy letter to Charles V reporting what was going on at the English court. The most interesting…
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…
This is the anniversary of the marriage of Henry VII with Elizabeth of York – the union of the red rose of Lancaster with the…
Last speeches seem to be real highlights, and this one certainly does not disappoint. It is a chance to really hear Henry’s voice and remember…
November 30, 1601 – Elizabeth’s Golden Speech. Amazing. Read it on www.janetwertman.com
All Souls Day was the beginning of the end for Catherine Howard, the day Thomas Cranmer left a letter on Henry’s seat in the Chapel Royal detailing information he “had not the heart” to tell him directly
