[MR] BBC: Henry VIII Letter and Jane Seymour Proclamation Found

[Marybeth Lavrakas]

A small side note, the letter from the king is most likely not "signed" by the king, technically, but stamped. Henry had his signature carved on a stamp because he hated having to sign the damn things. If I'm remembering correctly, it was referred to as the 'sign manual'. Which is one reason his signature is so recognizable, it really was the same one over and over without variation, lol!

Kateryn Rous



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 From: Garth Groff <ggg9y at virginia.edu>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 7:49 AM
Subject: [MR] BBC: Henry VIII Letter and Jane Seymour Proclamation Found
 
Noble Friends,

This is way cool! An actual letter signed by Henry VIII and a proclamation dictated by Jane Seymour announcing the birth of Edward VI have been discovered in an archive near Manchester. Henry VIII's 1543 letter calls upon his vassals to raise troops for an attack against Scotland. This was the beginning of the "Rough Wooing", a military campaign to force a child marriage between Edward and Mary Queen of Scots. The attack resulted in the burning of Edinburgh in 1544, as well as much more destruction.

Here's the link to the BBC story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-17258508 .

If you would like to know more about the "Rough Wooing", here is a concise Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_wooing .

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot


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