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ON THIS DAY - 10 September 1549
On This Day (10 September) in 1549, Sir Anthony Denny died, likely at his primary residence of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
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Sep 10, 20252 min read


Sorrow at Sudeley: The Death of Katherine Parr - September 1548
On 13 June 1548, after months of preparation, Katherine and Seymour moved their households to Sudeley Castle in the Gloucestershire countryside, leaving behind the controversy and a disease-filled London.
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Sep 5, 202510 min read


ON THIS DAY - 05 September 1548
On This Day (05 Sep) in 1548, Katherine Parr died at Sudeley Castle, a week after giving birth to her only daughter Mary.
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Sep 4, 20241 min read


Lady Jane Grey: Recommended Reading
Jane Grey, eldest daughter of Henry Grey, Marques of Dorset and later Duke of Suffolk and his wife Frances Brandon.
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Jul 27, 20248 min read


Anne Askew: Poet. Preacher. Rebel. Heretic. Martyr.
Anne Askew's name has long been associated with martyrdom in Henry VIII's Protestant England. However, her early years were not necessarily indicative of a woman who would grow up to be at the forefront of rebellion and heresy in the religiously turbulent 1540s.
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Jul 16, 202415 min read


ON THIS DAY - 18 June 1546
Anne Askew was a 25yo writer, poet and preacher, originally from Lincolnshire, whose resolute Reformist religious views...
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Jun 17, 20242 min read


The Downfall of Thomas Seymour
Thomas Seymour was born in c.1508, a younger brother to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford and later Duke of Somerset, and older brother to Jane Seymour, Queen of England. Their parents were Sir John Seymour and Margaret Wentworth, and their family seat was Wulfhall, in Wiltshire.
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Mar 20, 20246 min read
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