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Privy Council

The Regency Council of Edward VI

April 7, 2018 by Rebecca Larson Leave a Comment

As Henry VIII lay dying in his bedchamber in January 1547, Edward Seymour and William Paget were whispering in the gallery outside his chamber door at Westminster plotting the future. We know this is true because later Paget calls out Edward Seymour on following through on what they had discussed in the gallery that day in a later letter – the letter is also a warning to his close friend. At the point of this letter, Thomas Seymour was already dead (20 March 1549) and things [More]

Posted in: Anthony Browne, Edward Seymour, Edward VI, History, John Russell, Kings, Podcast, Portraits, Thomas Seymour, Thomas Wriothesley, William Fitzwilliam Tagged: duke of somerset, Edward Seymour, Edward VI, Henry VIII, Lord Protector, Privy Council, Regency Council, Thomas Cranmer, William Paget

Members of Henry VIII’s Privy Council in 1540

November 28, 2016 by Rebecca Larson 4 Comments

The Privy Council was a group of men who were advisers to the King. It included a variety of men including those from the religious sector to very important state offices, as you'll note from the list. After 1540 the Privy Council (19 men) worked together as a board having letters and warrants signed collectively by them. The Privy Council sat virtually every day. Within it Court and State became as one, for the Privy Council met almost exclusively at Court after the [More]

Posted in: Anthony Browne, Anthony Wingfield, Charles Brandon, History, John Baker, John Gage, John Russell, Men, Ralph Sadler, Richard Rich, Thomas Audley, Thomas Wriothesley, William Fitzwilliam, William Petre Tagged: English history, Henry VIII, Privy Council, Tudor

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