Question from Lauren - Illness of Prince Edward in 1541

Is it true that in 1541 Edward VI (then Prince of Wales) nearly died? Can anyone direct me to any sources on this?

Thank you

Question from Lauren - Catherine Howard seeing Culpepper and Dereham's heads

Did Catherine Howard really pass under the bridge which Culpeper and Derham's heads were displayed on?

Question from Sandra - Cromwell and the Lincolnshire rebellion

Hello,
I am doing some personal research on the Lincolnshire rebellion and I am having a tough time with a passage that I found. It was written on Oct 5th 1536 from Ankastyr from some of the gentlemen to Cromwell. 'Their petition is for pardon and that they may keep holydays, &c as before, that suppressed religious houses may stand and that they be no more taxed; they would also fain have you.' What I am perplexed by is the last part. 'They would also fain have you.' The rebels did NOT want Cromwell around the King. They stated it directly, so why did Sir M. Constable and Robert Tyrwhyt write otherwise? Any help with this would be great, Thanks!

~S

Question from Lauren - Katherine Parr and plot to put Jane Grey on the throne

Were Katherine Parr or any of her friends implicated in the plot to put Jane Grey on the throne? As she had been Jane's guardian, and she was openly Protestant, it seems she'd have had clear motive to do so, and seems unlikely that she'd have known nothing of it.

Question from Lauren - Catherine Howard and Traitor's Gate

Is it true that Catherine Howard was taken through Traitor's Gate, as the Beefeaters told me?

Also, where is she said to haunt?

Question from Susan Higginbotham - Black Parliament

In his deposition given as part of the investigation of Thomas Seymour, Lord Clinton quotes him as saying, 'I have heard speaking of a Black Parliament; an they use me as they do begin, by G—d's precious soul I will make the blackest Parliament that ever was in England!'

I get the point of Seymour's threat in the latter part of this quote, but what was a 'black Parliament' in the first place?

Question from Guy - King of Poland and England

When did the King of Poland visit England? Did he propose to Mary I? And where there many ties between Poland and Tudor England?

Question from Guy - Public notice of Henry VIII's weddings

I know that Henry VIII's weddings to Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves were well-known, and his to Anne BOleyn secret. But did the populace know in advance that he was planning to marry Jane Seymour, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr, or was it just announced after the event? Did all at court know about it?

Question from Sarah - Hugh Latimer giving a Bible to Henry VIII

I read that Bishop Hugh Latimer gave Henry VIII a Bible with a marker on the passage: "Whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."

Is this true? And if so, how did Henry respond? And why would Latimer have said this - presumably Henry VIII was then happily married to Jane Seymour?

Question from Sarah - Self control in Tudor times

I've read that in Tudor times, people exercised less self-control in many ways. Do you think this is true and if so in which ways?

Question from Ella - First queen convicted of adultery

Was Anne Boleyn the first Queen of England to be convicted of adultery?

[A sort-of related thread linked below. - Lara]

http://queryblog.tudorhistory.org/2010/07/question-from-stacey-illegitimate.html

Question from Guy - Burning for heresy

Why were people burned for heresy and witchcraft but not for other crimes?

Are there accurate statistics on how many people suffered the death penalty in each reign?

[Some related threads linked below. - Lara]

http://queryblog.tudorhistory.org/2010/10/question-from-ann-b-number-of-heretics.html

http://queryblog.tudorhistory.org/2009/10/question-from-kaity-punishments-for.html

Question from Abbs - William Brandon and Henry VII

What did William Brandon do to be given the honour of being Henry VII's standard-bearer (assuming Wikipedia is correct and it was an honour)? Were they close?

Question from Abbs - Tudor horseriding injuries

You hear about horseriders injuring themselves badly all the time. Were any Tudor courtiers paralysed or killed by horseriding?

Question from Len - Old and young age limits for childbirth

How old was considered old for a woman to be having a baby? And was there a minimum age, beneath which people were concerned?

Question from Len - Judging a woman's fertility

Did the Tudors think you could tell if a woman was able to bear children? For instance, was there an age or appearance that they thought meant you were more likely to bear children well and be fertile?

Question from Lauren - Great Master of the Household

What was the position of 'Great Master of the Household'?

I see that Wikipedia has an article on 'Master of the Household', which I assume is the same thing, but this is just from 1660 onwards. Who were Henry VIII's great masters of the household and how important a position was it?

Question from Lauren - Nicholas Carew

I am interested in Nicholas Carew.

I read that he was very similar to the King and people even suggested that he might be the King's illegitimate brother. Was there anything to support this?

Also, Wikipedia says he fell out with Henry VIII after responding angrily to the King insulting him. Do we know the full story?

Also do you think he was guilty of treason?

Question from Lauren - Anne of Cleves' English ladies-in-waiting

Who were Anne of Cleves' English ladies-in-waiting and could any of them speak German?

Question from ClassicalSteve - "Thankful Remembrance of Gods Mercie"

I have a copy of the 1630 edition of "Thankful Remembrance of Gods Mercie" with the many illustrations. Does anyone know how rare this is or if there were previous or subsequent editions? I have never seen another copy for sale. If anyone would like any pics from this book, feel free to let me know.
Steve W. aka classicalsteve

Question from Greg - Marking time in Henry VIII's reign

Hi I am doing some research on Tudor London specifically during the time of Henry VIII. I have found out that there was a large clock at St Pauls that rang out the hours. However I haven't found any reference to other public time devices. Also in the public usage were the daily times still refered to as Terce Sext None Vespers and Compline as in the monastic fashion or had they moved to 9 o'clock 10'clock and so on?
Thanks

[Updated to add - there was a little discussion of the "o'clock" usages in this previous thread. - Lara]

http://queryblog.tudorhistory.org/2008/12/question-from-kathy-recording-of-time.html

Lots of questions coming in

For the past few days I've had a large influx of questions which I'm pretty sure are mostly coming from the same person since they are all coming from the same IP address (which is automatically appended to the email I get when the form is submitted), even though they've been submitted under several different names and with no email address. In order to keep from flooding the blog all at once with them, I'm going to space the posts out over the next few days. So if you've submitted some questions in the past couple of days it may not be posted right away. I'm going to try to pre-schedule some to post about every 8 hours or so.

And to the person who has been submitting a lot of the questions, it's okay to do it all under one name! There is no "rule" about how many questions you can submit, but I just might not post them all at once.

Thanks for your patience and understanding,
Lara

Question from Eliza - Henry VIII searching for fourth wife after Jane's death

I have read that Henry VIII started searching for a fourth wife the day after Jane Seymour's death. Is this true? If not, how long did he wait?

I also read that Henry let Jane bleed to death because he had a fourth wife in mind. Could this be true?

Question from RW - Eresby Place

I have been reading about Eresby Place in Tudor times. Is this the same as Eresby Hall or Eresby Manor? Anyone know where I can find out more?

Question from RW - Robert Bauding and the Lincolnshire Uprising

Hello, I am from Lincolnshire and interested in local history. At the moment, I'm researching the Lincolnshire Uprising. I want to find out more information on one of the leaders, Robert Bauding. I read that he was the cook of a prominent gentleman, and wondered who it was and if he was implicated in the uprising?

I appreciate any responses.