First, some background. Just a few months after Henry VIII died, his widow, Katherine Parr, married Thomas Seymour, uncle to the new King Edward VI.…
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Elizabeth spent her entire life refusing proposals – and her very first experience shows that she mastered the art early. Of course she had a…
I am thrilled to be the final stop on the Blog Tour for Melita Thomas’ new book, House of Grey: Friends and Foes of Kings,…
While births are generally happy things, they have to be viewed in light of subsequent events (heck, any Tudorphile will tell you that EVERYTHING must…
March 5, 1549 was the day Thomas Seymour realized his life was over, the day that a parliamentary bill of attainder declared him guilty of 33 counts…
September 19, 1580 – Death of Catherine Willoughby. Truly one of the most interesting women of her day. Read more on www.janetwertman.com
September 5, 1548 – Katherine Parr dies. Read about the tragedy on www.janetwertman.com
“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…
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…
January 17, 1549 – Thomas Seymour arrested for treason. This was the beginning of the fall of a man of great hubris. Read about the final straw on www.janetwertman.com
