3 May 1536 – Archbishop Cranmer writes to the King
After hearing the news of Queen Anne Boleyn's arrest, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer wrote a letter to Henry VIII.…
Tudor Characters
26 April 1536 – Anne Boleyn asks Matthew Parker to watch over Elizabeth
Sometime around 26th April, Queen Anne Boleyn met with her chaplain Matthew Parker and asked him to watch…
Catherine Knollys and the Gentleman Pensioners of Henry VIII: The Reinstatement of the Spears
Sir Francis Knollys This post by Natasha Gennady Robinson is the second part of a series on Gentleman…
23 April 1564 – William Shakespeare
My photo of Shakespeare's Birthplace Happy 450th Birthday to William Shakespeare! Although it is not actually known which…
20 April 1534 – The Hanging of the Nun of Kent
On 20th April 1534, Elizabeth Barton, a Benedictine nun who became known as 'the Nun of Kent' or…
A Portrait and A Gentleman: The Portrait of Catherine Knollys, and the Gentlemen Pensioners of Henry VIII
Portrait of an Unknown Woman, probably Catherine Knollys Today we have a guest post from Natasha Gennady Robinson,…
5 April 1531 – The Boiling of Richard Roose, Bishop John Fisher’s Cook
The boiling scene from The Tudors series On 5th April 1531, Richard Roose (or Rouse), the cook in…