The Life of Katherine Parr: The Survivor Queen Who Schooled a King
By her Ladyship, a lover of intelligent queens who write their own story. In the blood-spattered saga of Henry VIII’s six wives, Katherine Parr is often remembered as the one who simply “survived.” And survive she did—but let us not mistake survival for passivity. Katherine Parr was no shrinking violet.
The Life of Anne of Cleves: The Queen Who Outlived Them All
By her Ladyship, who is impressed by Anne of Cleves and her ability to outsmart the King. In the gallery of Henry VIII’s six wives, Anne of Cleves often gets reduced to a single, tired punchline: the ugly one. But this lazy caricature does a spectacular disservice to a woman
The Life of Jane Seymour: The Queen Who Dared to Die in Peace
Her Ladyship, a woman who is torn. Do we love Jane or hate Jane? History is rarely kind to quiet women. In the tempestuous saga of Henry VIII and his six wives, Jane Seymour—his third queen—often appears like a pale silhouette between the brilliance of Anne Boleyn’s flame and the
The Life of Anne Boleyn: The Queen Who Changed Everything
By her Ladyship, a lover of all things Anne, and the belief that she was innocent. Ah, Anne Boleyn—the woman who turned a king’s head, split a church in two, and lost her own for the trouble. She is one of history’s most polarizing figures: either a cunning seductress who
The Life of Catherine of Aragon: The Queen Who Refused to Yield
By her Ladyship, with the deepest of respect and grace. Ah, Catherine of Aragon. To some, she is the tragic, cast-aside wife of Henry VIII. To others, she is a heroine of dignity and unwavering principle. Yet to reduce her to a mere pawn in Tudor politics—or worse, a footnote
Henry VIII before Anne Boleyn
By her Ladyship, a scribe that forgets there was a Henry before Anne Before he was the tyrant with six wives, before he changed the very fabric of England’s religion, and before his eyes ever fell on Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII was a very different man. To understand the king