31 December – The Gunner and a bishop who angered Queen Elizabeth I
Posted By Claire on December 31, 2021
On this day in Tudor history, 31st December 1535, in the reign of Henry VIII, Sir William Skeffington, Lord Deputy of Ireland, died at Kilmainham in Dublin.
Skeffington had become known as “the Gunner” following his use of heavy artillery while taking Maynooth Castle in County Kildare, where he killed, or had executed, the whole garrison.
Find out more about the life and career of Sir William Skeffington in this talk…
Also on this day in Tudor history, 31st December 1559, Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle, died while under house arrest in London.
Oglethorpe is known for officiating at Queen Elizabeth I’s coronation in 1559, but also for infuriating the queen at Christmas 1558 by disobeying her instructions at Mass. What did Oglethorpe do?
Find out about Owen Oglethorpe’s life and career, and how he upset the queen and ended his days under house arrest, in this talk…
Other articles you might be interested in:
8 December – The death of Sir William Coffin, master of the horses, and the birth of Mary, Queen of Scots
3 December – The death of Roger North, a man close to Robert Dudley and Queen Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII pardons rebels
18 November – A bishop dies in confinement and the imprisonment of Cuthbert Tunstall
12 December – A soldier who had to hide from Elizabeth I and London sympathises with the Earl of Surrey
22 December – The Howards in trouble and an imprisoned bishop
22 December – Two Protestants betrayed by a spy and Bishop Fisher begs for a shirt
Happy new year to Claire and her family and to everyone on here love Christine