The reformation and Edward Seymour
Henry 8 - Margery Wentworth - Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset - Edward VI
As Edward VI was the surviving son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour it is not surprising that the Seymour family had an influence on things after his death.
Margery Wentworth was the mother of Queen Jane Seymour and the wife of John Seymour.
March 2026: impression for "margery wentworth" "daughter of sir henry wentworth and anne say" found this page.
March 2026: Page getting many impressions - I think there is someone looking for a Wentworth connection to the Seymours.
House of Seymour
Margery Wentworth was the mother of Jane Seymour and daughter of Henry Wentworth.
The connection of the Seymours and the Wentworths is key to the history of Belchamp Walter.
Margery Wentworth
Margery Wentworth, also known as Margaret Wentworth, and as both Lady Seymour[1] and Dame Margery Seymour[2] (c. 1478[3] – 18 October 1550[4]), was the wife of Sir John Seymour and the mother of Queen Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII of England. She was the grandmother of King Edward VI of England.
Margery was born in about 1478, the daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth and Anne Say, daughter of Sir John Say and Elizabeth Cheney.[3][5]
Margery's half-first cousins, courtiers Elizabeth and Edmund Howard, were parents to an earlier and later royal wife than her daughter: Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, respectively.
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Henry Wentworth d. around 1500
The Wentworths are connected to Belchamp Walter due to the fact that Sir Roger Wentworth came into possession of the Estate in 1539.
Previously Thomas Fyndern married into the "Belchamp line". His father William Fynderne associated with William Darrell of Littlecote.
Littlecote House is supposedly where Henry VIII courted Jane Seymour. The Darrell/Fynderne connection and the Wentworth connection
An A.I. search for: "Seymour Somerset Reformation"
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation in England. He served as Lord Protector from 1547 to 1549 and was instrumental in the religious reforms initiated by his nephew, King Edward VI. Somerset's policies aimed to steer England further from Catholicism without inciting rebellion, but they were met with resistance and discontent. The introduction of the first Book of Common Prayer through the Act of Uniformity in 1549 was a significant step, offering a compromise between Protestant and Roman Catholic teachings. However, the enforcement of these changes led to uprisings, including the Prayer Book Rebellion and Kett's Rebellion, which were fueled by economic distress and agrarian grievances. Somerset's attempts to aid the rural poor by forbidding enclosures also contributed to his downfall. Despite his efforts, Somerset's policies were often viewed as inadequate, leading to a series of rebellions and ultimately his execution in January 1552.
