The night before her execution, Anne Boleyn said to have written a dirge, Oh Death, Rock Me Asleep. The authorship is not completely certain –…
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May 16, 1536 – Kingston Letter to Cromwell. His earnestness makes it so chilling….
From “And I am in such a perplexity, that my mind is clean amazed: for I never had better opinion in woman than I had in her” to “I am exceedingly sorry that such faults can be proved by the Queen” in only three paragraphs….
May 2, 1536 – Anne Boleyn arrested and brought to the Tower. Read more about it on www.janetwertman.com
April 24, 1536 – The Start of the Legal Case Against Anne Boleyn. There were many “beginning of the end” events, but this was the most sinister as it was the first legal one…Read about it on www.janetwertman.com
On this day in 1509, the not-quite-eighteen-year-old became Henry VIII. He took two actions very quickly. First, he married his older brother’s widow, Catherine of…
In 1489, Henry VII had reigned for only four years. To solidify his somewhat shaky hold on the throne, he sought to arrange an illustrious…
“This day died a man of much wit – and very little judgment.” These are said to be Elizabeth’s words upon hearing of the death…
March 9, 1535: Edward Seymour married to Anne Stanhope. Their partnership lasted until his death. Read more about them on www.janetwertman.com
Katherine Parr was married twice before she caught Henry VIII’s eye. She married Sir Edward Borough in 1529, when she was seventeen, but he died…
