François Van der Delft served as the Spanish ambassador to the courts of Henry VIII and Edward VI. In this capacity, he had a certain …
A MYSTERIOUS SPANIARD AT THE TUDOR COURT
Charles V
ANNE’S DOWNFALL: CHARLES V’S REACTION
On the 15th May, 1536, Emperor Charles V had just received news of Anne Boleyn’s arrest. Despite the treatment his aunt had received in the …
MARY’S PLANNED FLIGHT FROM ENGLAND
It is well known that in 1550, Mary almost went through with a plan to flee England into the welcoming, Catholic embrace of Charles V …
