April 22 – Isabella I, gaol fever, and the Earl of Cumberland
Posted By Claire on April 22, 2022
Isabella I of Castile, one of Spain’s famous “Reyes Catolicos” (Catholic monarchs) was born on this day in history, 22nd April 1451.
Hear a few facts about this famous Spanish queen and how she relates to the Tudors…
On this day in Tudor history, 22 April 1598, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Justice Francis Beaumont died after contracting gaol fever at the Black Assizes of the Northern Circuit.
But what exactly was gaol fever?
And on this day in 1542, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, magnate and Warden of the West Marches, died.
This Knight of the Garter had a successful career, although he was imprisoned once and upset the king on at least one occasion. He was also described as a greedy landlord.
Find out more about Henry Clifford, Earl of Cumberland…
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April 12 – Anne Boleyn causes quite a stir and the not-so-nice Earl of Oxford
29 December -Elizabeth I’s rogue and champion and Japanese Pirates
April 10 – Margaret Tudor gives birth and the Gregorian Calendar
21 April 1509 – Henry VIII is king!
29 June 1537 – Death of Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
21 April 1509 – The King is dead, long live the King!
