6 July 1535 – Sir Thomas More is executed on Tower Hill
On this day in history, 6th July 1535, Henry VIII's former friend and Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More,…
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July 1535 – Sir Thomas More’s letter to Anthony Bonvyse
Most people know about Sir Thomas More's final letter to his beloved daughter, Margaret (Meg) Roper - click…
5 July 1535 – The imprisoned Sir Thomas More writes a final letter to his daughter
Margaret Roper On this day in history, 5th July 1535, Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's former chancellor, wrote…
1 July 1535 – Trial of Sir Thomas More
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, includes a record of the commission of oyer and terminer…
25 June 1533 – Mary Tudor, Queen of France, dies
On 25th June 1533, thirty-seven year-old Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII and wife of his friend Charles…
Was Charles Brandon a womaniser?
I'm delighted to welcome Sarah Bryson, author of Charles Brandon: The King's Man to the Anne Boleyn Files…
18 June 1546 – Anne Askew found guilty of heresy
Emma Stansfield as Anne Askew in "The Tudors". On this day in history, 18th June 1546, Anne Askew,…