17 April 1534 – To the Tower for Sir Thomas More
On 17th April 1534, Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor, was sent to the Tower of London.…
The Reformation
Me and Thomas Cranmer
If you have been following this website for a while, you will have gathered that I am a…
15 January 1535 – Henry VIII declared himself head of the Church in England
On this day in history, 15th January 1535, King Henry VIII proclaimed that he was now Supreme Head…
16 October 1555 – The Martyrdom of Bishops Latimer and Ridley
On this day in history, 16th October 1555, during the reign of Mary I, Hugh Latimer, Bishop of…
12 September 1555 – Archbishop Cranmer tried at Oxford
On Thursday12th September 1555, the trial of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, began in the University Church of…
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…
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,…