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
This post by Natasha Gennady Robinson is the second part of a series on Gentleman Pensioners in Henry…
23 April 1564 – William Shakespeare
Happy 450th Birthday to William Shakespeare! Although it is not actually known which day in 1564 William Shakespeare…
A Portrait and A Gentleman: The Portrait of Catherine Knollys, and the Gentlemen Pensioners of Henry VIII
Today we have a guest post from Natasha Gennady Robinson, part one of a two-part series. Thank you…
5 April 1531 – The Boiling of Richard Roose, Bishop John Fisher’s Cook
On 5th April 1531, Richard Roose (or Rouse), the cook in the household of John Fisher, Bishop of…