18 April 1536 – Chapuys encounters Anne Boleyn
On 18th April 1536, the first Tuesday after Easter, Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, arrived at Henry VIII's…
Tudor Characters
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.…
5 April 1531 – The cook who was boiled to death
On 5th April 1531, Richard Roose (or Rouse), the cook in the household of John Fisher, Bishop of…
30 March 1533 – A new archbishop
On 30th March 1533, Passion Sunday, Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury by…
22 March 1519 – Birth of Katherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk
The 22nd March 1519 is the date traditonally given as the birth date of Katherine Brandon (née Willoughby),…
Me and Thomas Cranmer
If you have been following this website for a while, you will have gathered that I am a…
21 March 1556 – The glorious martyrdom of Thomas Cranmer
On this day in history, 21 March 1556, in the words of martyrologist John Foxe, Thomas Cranmer, former…