Catherine Knollys and the Gentleman Pensioners of Henry VIII: The Reinstatement of the Spears
This post by Natasha Gennady Robinson is the second part of a series on Gentleman Pensioners in Henry…
April 2014
24 April 1536 – Two Commissions of Oyer and Terminer Set Up
On 24th April 1536, Henry VIII approved the setting up of two commissions of oyer and terminer by…
23 April 1564 – William Shakespeare
Happy 450th Birthday to William Shakespeare! Although it is not actually known which day in 1564 William Shakespeare…
23 April 1536 – Nicholas Carew, George Boleyn and the Order of the Garter
St George’s day, 23 April 1536, brought the first outward sign that the Boleyns were losing their influence.…
22 April 1536 – Archbishop Cranmer’s Strange Letter
On the 22nd April 1536, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, who had been away from court staying at his country…
21 April 1509 – The King is dead, long live the King!
At 11pm on Saturday 21st April 1509, the fifty-two year-old King Henry VII died at Richmond Palace, ending…
Easter Sunday – Happy Easter!
On Easter Sunday, in Tudor times, the candles in the church and around the sepulchre were extinguished, and…