Maria de Salinas and Katherina of Aragon – The Depth and Breadth of Friendship
On 29th July I received news that my best friend of thirty-three years had died. I was devastated,…
August 2015
31 August is the closing date for Tudor Photography Competition
Just a quick post to alert you to the fact that 31st August 2015 is the closing date…
Margaret Tudor: Gateway to the United Kingdom, Part I – Sweet Tudor Rose
Thank you so much to Heather R. Darsie for writing this article, which is the first in a…
11 August 1534 – The Expulsion of the Friars Observant
Sometime around 11th August 1534, the Friars Observant (Observant Friars of Greenwich) were expelled from their monasteries due…
Birth of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury
On this day in history, 6th August 1504, Matthew Parker, chaplain to Anne Boleyn and Archbishop of Canterbury…
4 August – A Burial and a Burning
On this day in history, 4th August 1540, Brother William Horne, laybrother of the London Charterhouse was hanged,…