On the 12th May, 1546, a young Prince Edward wrote a letter to his stepmother, Catherine Parr, that sheds an interesting light on Edward’s early …
PRINCE EDWARD’S LETTER ABOUT MARY’S DANCING
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A GENEALOGY FROM ADAM AND EVE TO KING EDWARD VI OF ENGLAND
Just like today, people in the medieval and early modern periods were fascinated by their genealogies, especially kings and noblemen. Henry VIII possessed a particularly …
THE NINE DAYS QUEEN?
Lady Jane Grey holds the tragic record for the shortest reign of any monarch of England. Known by the epithet ‘The Nine Days Queen,’ Jane’s …
A MISSING PORTRAIT OF MARY?
In 1546, two very famous Tudor portraits were created: the portrait of a young Lady Elizabeth, and the other of young Edward, Prince of Wales. …
EDWARD VI AS A BABY: A MEETING
On 5th November, 1545, Stephen Gardiner, bishop of Winchester, wrote a letter from Bruges, where he was on a diplomatic mission, to the Secretary of …
EDWARD VI AND ELIZABETH I BIBLICAL ARTISTIC ADDITIONS
ABOVE: Portrait of Lady Elizabeth by an unknown artist, c.1555Portrait of Edward VI by William Scrots, c.1550 Amongst the many treasures the British Library holds, …
