29 May 1533 – Anne Boleyn’s Coronation River Procession
Anne Boleyn was crowned queen on 1st June 1533 at Westminster Abbey, but the coronation celebrations actually kicked…
Monarchy
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…
2 April 1502 – The Death of Arthur, Prince of Wales, at Ludlow Castle
On 2nd April 1502, fifteen year-old Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Henry VII and Elizabeth…
24 March 1603 – Death of Elizabeth I
On this day in history, the 24th March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne…
A Baptism and a Coronation – 1516 and 1547
Following her birth on 18th February 1516, the future Mary I, was baptised on 20th February in the…
Remembering Lady Jane Grey and Guildford Dudley – 12 February 1554
On 12th February 1554, Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were executed. Guildford was beheaded on…
Elizabeth of York – 11 February 1466 to 11 February 1503
On 11th February 1466, Elizabeth Woodville, wife of King Edward IV, gave birth to the couple’s first child…