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Theresa Abell Haynes
Theresa Abell Haynes is a journalist and historical novelist who loves bringing hope through inspiring stories. Her novel, The Queen’s Priest: The Story of Blessed Thomas Abell, recounts the true story of Katherine of Aragon’s priest who defied King Henry VIII and spent the last seven years of his life in the Tower of London.
Theresa has a master’s degree in the Religious Roots of Europe from Lund University in Sweden and a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She writes for Christian news publications.
Theresa lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, cat, and chickens.
By tHERESA aBELL hAYNES
The Queen’s Priest
the story of Blessed Thomas Abell
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More Than A Sex Scandal
You don’t have to be an Anglophile to know King Henry VIII had six wives. Even in American schools, many of us memorized the little ditty: "divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.” The rhyme helps keep the fate of Henry’s wives straight, but it does...
Who is Thomas Abell?
Visitors to London’s most popular historical site, the Tower of London, have heard stories of the fortress's sordid past. On any given day, the black square-hatted Yeomen Wardens, the “Beefeaters,” roam the castle complex, ready to entertain curious tourists with...
A Midsummer Day for Katherine of Aragon
Midsummer was a big deal in the pre-modern world. In Scandinavia, it still is. I lived in Sweden for three summers and saw the traditions firsthand with the flower wreaths, strawberries, green maypoles, silly dances, smoked fish, and snaps. Nothing is quite as sweet...
