Janet Wertman is American author. She has written '' Jane the Quene'' (2016), '' The Path to Somerset'' (2018), '' The Boy King'' (2020), and ''Nothing Proved'' (2025).

Early life

Wertman became interested in the

House of Tudor The House of Tudor ( ) was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of Kingdom of England, England from 1485 to 1603. They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled ...

after watching ''The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' as a child, and she developed a love of historical fiction.

Writing career

Wertman published '' Jane the Quene'', a novel about

Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (; 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was ...

, in 2016. It is the first novel in the ''Seymour Saga'' trilogy. In 2018, she published a sequel, '' The Path to Somerset'', which focuses on Jane Seymour's older brother

Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp (150022 January 1552) was an English nobleman and politician who served as Lord Protector of England from 1547 to 1549 during the minority of his nephew King E ...

. The final novel in the trilogy, '' The Boy King'', was published in 2020. It covers the reign of Jane Seymour and

Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his Wives of Henry VIII, six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. ...

's son

Edward VI Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and King of Ireland, Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. The only surviving son of Henry VIII by his thi ...

. In 2025, she published ''Nothing Proved'', about the early life of

Elizabeth Tudor Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history ...

. It is the first book in the ''Regina'' trilogy, about Elizabeth I's life.

Personal life

Wertman formerly lived in New York City, where she worked as a corporate attorney and her husband

Adlai Wertman Adlai Wertman (born August 22, 1959, in Queens, New York) is the David C. Bohnett Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.grant writer Grant writing is the practice of completing an application process for a financial grant, which are often provided by governments, corporations, foundations, and trusts. The skill of grant writing is known as grantsmanship. Grants are often writte ...

for nonprofits and Adlai became involved in nonprofit

social entrepreneurship Social entrepreneurship is an approach by individuals, groups, Startup company, start-up companies or entrepreneurs, in which they develop, fund and implement solutions to social, cultural, or environmental issues. This concept may be applied to ...

. After her grandfather's death, she inherited many of his books, including ''

The Social History of Lighting ''The Social History of Lighting'' by William T. O'Dea is a nonfiction book about the history of artificial lighting from prehistory through the present. It was first published by Macmillan Inc. in 1958. O'Dea had previously been the keeper of th ...

,'' which she referenced when writing historical novels.

References

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