4 December 1555 – Thomas Cranmer deprived of his archbishopric
On 4th December 1555, Papal sentence was passed on Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Rome, depriving him…
Tudor Characters
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…
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…