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“Lastly, I make this vow, that mine eyes desire you above all things.
Katharine the Quene.”
by Katherine of Aragon. The last line of her final letter to her husband, King Henry VIII, from her death bed in January 1536.-
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Category Archives: Major players of Tudor England
Chapuys’ Audience with Henry VIII
After hearing of the passing of the Act of Appeals, Chapuys requested an audience with King Henry VIII. The act, engineered by Thomas Cromwell, ‘removed English religious rule from the authority of Rome, ultimately restricting appeals to Rome on legal … Continue reading
The Life and Times of William Paulet by Margaret Scard
I am delighted to welcome Margaret Scard, author of Tudor Survivor: The Life and Times of William Paulet, back to On the Tudor Trail. Margaret has written a guest post for us about William Paulet- a fascinating figure. He served … Continue reading
Guest Post by Historian Suzannah Lipscomb
I am frequently asked two questions: why am I a Tudor historian? And why do I think people remain fascinated by this period? The answer is the same: the Tudor era has all the best stories. Consider: the remarkable sixteenth … Continue reading
Sir James Boleyn
Background – the Boleyns Today the Boleyns are usually associated with Hever Castle in Kent but they were in fact a Norfolk family firmly established at Blickling. They traced their origins to Geoffrey Boleyn of Salle and Alice, daughter of … Continue reading
The Last Boleyn – Part 1
I had only just started reading David Loades’ book about the Boleyn family when I had one of those moments… Immediately recognisable, my curiosity was piqued, excitement grew in the pit of my stomach and all because I’d just read … Continue reading
Kendal Parish Church
Kendal Parish Church in Cumbria dates from the early thirteenth century although there is evidence to suggest that it occupies the site of a much earlier Church. It is Cumbria’s largest parish church, and one of the largest in England … Continue reading
