31st March 1532 – Friar Peto’s Easter Sermon
On Easter Sunday 1532, 31st March, Princess Mary’s confessor, Friar William Peto, preached a rather controversial sermon in…
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30 March 1533 – Thomas Cranmer Became Archbishop of Canterbury
On this day in 1533, Passion Sunday, Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury…
Good Friday in Tudor Times
On Good Friday in Tudor times, people attended the ceremony known as “Creeping to the Cross”. Christ’s suffering…
Maundy Thursday in Tudor Times
Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper, that final meal that Jesus Christ had with his disciples before his…
BBC History Magazine Tudor Special
BBC History Magazine have asked me to highlight the fact that the April issue of BBC History Magazine…
Holy Wednesday in Tudor Times
On the Wednesday of Holy Week, in Tudor times, the priest read out the passage from the Bible…
25 March – Lady Day
Today is Lady Day, the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin and the official start of…