Margaret Tudor: Gateway to the United Kingdom, Part II: The Thistle and the Rose
Today we have part two of a series of three articles on Margaret Tudor by Heather R. Darsie.…
Monarchy
8 July 1553 – Mary declares herself Queen at Kenninghall
On Saturday 8th July 1553 at her home, Kenninghall in Norfolk, Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII, declared…
24 June 1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon crowned at Westminster Abbey
Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, were crowned king and queen at a joint ceremony…
9 May 1509 – Henry VII’s body was taken to St Paul’s
On this day in 1509, the body of Henry VII was taken from Richmond Palace to St Paul’s.…
A History of the English Monarchy from Boadicea to Elizabeth I – New Book!
Gareth Russell’s latest book A History of the English Monarchy from Boadicea to Elizabeth I, which was published…
28 January 1457 – Birth of Henry VII at Pembroke Castle
On 28th January 1457, thirteen year-old Margaret Beaufort gave birth to a son at Pembroke Castle, West Wales.…
17 November 1558 – The Death of Queen Mary I
At St James’s Palace, early in the morning of 17th November 1558, Queen Mary I died. This daughter…