Sir Thomas Wyatt was one of the bright poetic lights at the court of Henry VIII, often credited along with Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey…
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Tag: On This Day in History
The Lincolnshire Rising was a sudden protest of the suppression of the monasteries. Shortly after the closure of Louth Abbey, the local villagers were at…
This was a huge step. Anne was granted a hereditary peerage in her own right – the first time this had ever been done in…
This is one of the most famous speeches of all time – delivered by Elizabeth I to inspire her forces just before the arrival of…
Phenomenal letter – There’s no record of how Henry reacted to reading this about himself – I wonder if his ministers were brave enough to show it to him!
Mary and Henry were actually cousins – they shared a grandmother in Margaret Tudor – and they both had strong claims to the throne of…
Katherine Parr married Henry VIII on July 12 in a small, private ceremony in the Queen’s closet at Hampton Court. For some reason, it took…
This day was the ultimate triumph for Anne Boleyn: after seven years of struggle and uncertainty, she became the anointed Queen of England, six months…
May 25, 1553 – three weddings launched the scheme that would lead to the execution of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland and President of Edward VI’s Privy Council. Read about it on www.janetwertman.com
So just about everything we know about the fall of Anne Boleyn comes from people who didn’t actually KNOW but were just repeating stories. But…
