2 December 1546 – The Arrest of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
On this day in history, 2nd December 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, poet, courtier and soldier, was…
Tudor Characters
29 November 1530 – Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Dies
At around 8am on the 29th November 1530, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey died at the Abbey of St Mary…
Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland
On 28th November 1489, Elizabeth of York, queen consort of King Henry VII, gave birth to the couple’s…
26 November 1533 – Henry VIII’s Illegitimate Son Gets Married
On 26th November 1533 at Hampton Court Palace, fourteen year-old Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, and…
Sir William Butts
Today marks the anniversary of the death of Sir William Butts, Henry VIII’s trusted physician, on 22nd November…
21 November 1559 – The death of Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk
On 21st November 1559, Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, died at Richmond at the age of forty-two. Frances…
Thomas Cranmer – Were his recantations of faith driven by Stockholm Syndrome by Beth von Staats
One of our feature articles in the November 2014 issue of Tudor Life Magazine is Beth von Staats’…