12 September 1555 – Archbishop Cranmer’s Trial Begins
On 12th September 1555, the trial of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, began in the University Church of…
Tudor Characters
30 August 1548 – Queen Dowager Catherine Parr gives birth to a daughter
Sudeley Castle On 30th August 1548, Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager, and wife of Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of…
6 August 1504 – Birth of Matthew Parker, Chaplain to Anne Boleyn and Archbishop of Canterbury
On 6th August 1504, Matthew Parker, chaplain to Anne Boleyn and Archbishop of Canterbury in her daughter's reign,…
4 August 1540 – Blessed William Horne
Carthusian martyrs, painting by Fray Juan Sánchez CotánOn 4th August 1540, a number of men were executed for…
Anne Boleyn’s Family Part Two – The Howards
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, great-grandfather of Anne Boleyn Last week I wrote about Anne Boleyn's paternal…
Karma and Cromwell or a Waste of a Brilliant Mind?
Thomas Cromwell On this day in history, 28th July 1540, Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex and Henry VIII's…
23 July 1596 – The Death of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, son of Mary Boleyn
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, by Steven van Herwijck On 23 July 1596, Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon,…