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Claire | March 20, 2013
On this day in 1549 Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron of Sudeley, Lord High Admiral and the fourth husband of the late Dowager Queen Catherine Parr, was executed on Tower Hill. He had been found guilty of thirty-three counts of treason following his arrest at Hampton Court Palace when he had allegedly broken into his nephew
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Claire | October 15, 2012
On this day in 1537, the future Edward VI, son of Jane Seymour and Henry VIII, was christened in Hampton Court Palace’s Chapel Royal. You can read all the detail in my article The Christening of Edward VI
Claire | October 12, 2012
On this day in 1537, church bells pealed, Te Deumss were sung, bonfires lit, fruit and wine given out, and two thousand rounds were fired into the sky from the Tower of London. A prince had been born and London celebrated. Yes, on 12th October 1537 at two o’clock in the morning, Jane Seymour gave
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Claire | July 6, 2012
Today we remember two very different Tudor characters, and two very different deaths: the execution of Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII’s former Lord Chancellor, for treason, and the natural death of King Edward VI. You can read more about the deaths of these two men in the following articles: The Execution of Sir Thomas More
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Claire | February 20, 2012
On this day in history, 20th February 1547, King Edward VI was crowned King at Westminster Abbey. However, the celebrations had begun the day before… On the afternoon of Saturday the 19th February, the boy King processed out of the Tower of London. He was dressed in white velvet, which was embroidered with silver thread
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Claire | December 30, 2011
On this day in history, 30th December 1546, a rather unwell Henry VIII signed his last will and testament, authorising some changes made to the earlier 1544 document on the 26th December. According to historian Eric Ives, the changes were made to ensure successful transfer of royal authority to his son Edward “and to provide
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Claire | December 2, 2011
Following on from Eliza’s wonderful article giving voices to Henry VIII’s six wives, Anne Boleyn Files visitor Ashley Currier has written this excellent creative piece giving voices to the children of Henry VIII. Thanks Ashley! Mary the Forgotten Princess God, why are you letting me suffer like this? What have I done to deserve this?
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Claire | October 24, 2011
On the night of the 24th October 1537, just twelve days after giving birth to the future King Edward VI, Henry VIII’s third wife and queen, Jane Seymour, died of suspected puerperal fever (childbed fever) at Hampton Court Palace. Jane had initially recovered well from her long and arduous labour but started to go downhill
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