Thomas, Baron Seymour

After Elizabeth's father died (in January 1547) and her stepmother remarried for love, there were rumours of Elizabeth's involvement with Katherine Parr's new husband, Thomas Seymour . Whether the young princess was flirting, in love...

There had been talk of her marrying Sir Thomas Seymour , brother of Henry's third wife. She has been represented as extremely reluctant to marry the king; but she recognised it as God's will that...

Within a month of Henry's death on 28 January 1547, KP was involved with Thomas, Lord Seymour , who had proposed to her during her second widowhood. She married him secretly, apparently for love. Amid...

She developed fever three days after the birth. Shortly before she died, she was lucid enough to dictate her will. The Duchess of Suffolk took the baby to bring up at her own expense. KP

This move was probably designed to produce secret intelligence from the Tyrwhits about the plans and opinions of the princess, who sounded far from happy about their appointment. It is uncertain, however, how far Lady...

KP 's love-letters to Thomas, Lord Seymour , are listed in the biography of her by Susan E. James , 1999.

Tyrwhit reports clearly what was said and done, though she is noncommittal about interpretation (whether, for instance, Katherine was angry and distrustful about her young husband , or merely angry and possibly confused about her...