On April 30, 1536, Henry VIII wrote to Stephen Gardiner, who was then serving as England’s ambassador to Francis I. The letter was a general…
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Tag: On This Day in History
March 12, 1539 – Death of Sir Thomas Boleyn. Read about the tragic last three years of his life on www.janetwertman.com
Stephen Gardiner was an important English cleric and politician during the reigns of Henry VIII and Mary I (his strongly Catholic leanings sent him to…
Mary, Mary, Mary. As much as she was a victim of circumstance and a pawn of ambitious people around her, she really did dig her…
February 1, 1554 – Mary I’s Speech at the Guildhall opposing Wyatt’s rebellion. Read her compelling words at www.janet.wertman.com
January 29, 1536 was the day that everything changed for Anne Boleyn – it was the day she miscarried of the son that would have kept…
January 15, 1559 – Elizabeth I is crowned. Read about the ceremony on www.janetwertman.com
January 6, 1540 – Marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Read Hall’s description of the event on www.janetwertman.com
The official meeting between the King and his new bride was scheduled for January 3, 1540, at Greenwich, but Henry VIII was far too much…
December 14, 1542 – the six-day old Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scotland. Read about the first few years of her life on www.janetwertman.com
