18 February – The Ridolfi Plot against Elizabeth I and the birthday of Queen Mary I
On this day in history, 18th February 1612, Italian banker Roberto di Ridolfi died in Florence, Italy, aged…
The Tudors
17 February – Love at first sight for Mary, Queen of Scots? and Edward Seymour is made Duke of Somerset
Well, ok, perhaps love at second or third sight! On this day in Tudor history, Saturday 17th February…
16 February – Sir William Stanley is executed and The burial of King Henry VIII at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
On this day in Tudor history, 16th February 1495, Sir William Stanley, administrator and landowner, was executed for…
15 February – Galileo, the Father of Modern Science and Dastardly deeds in Tudor England
On this day in Tudor history, 15th February 1564, the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, Galileo Galilei,…
14 February – Being a royal favourite doesn’t save you and A dog licks up the king’s blood
On this day in Tudor history, 14th February 1539, Sir Nicholas Carew, a royal favourite for over 20…
13 February – Bess of Hardwick and the Executions of Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford
On this day in history, 13th February 1608, prominent Tudor noblewoman and one of the richest people in…
12 February – Blanche Parry, a mother figure to Elizabeth I and the executions of Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guildford Dudley
On this day in Tudor history, 12th February 1590, Blanche Parry, died at the age of 82. She…