maria de salinas Archives - History of Royal Women

Book Review: Falling Pomegranate Seeds: All Manner of Things by Wendy J Dunn

February 9, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* *review copy* Among Catherine of Aragon’s ladies was a young woman, who was perhaps a kinswoman, named Maria de Salinas. Maria suffered alongside Catherine during the long years of her widowhood. She remained unmarried until 1516, when she married William Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, and their sole child was a [read more]

Katherine Willoughby’s Life & Henry VIII’s Last Love By David Baldwin Book Review

March 14, 2015 Moniek Bloks 0

I was lucky enough to receive a copy of this brand new book called ‘Henry VIII’s Last Love, The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady in Waiting to the Tudors’. I’m a big fan of the Tudor-era and I had actually read a bit about Katherine Willoughby beforehand. She’s also featured in the not so [read more]