RIP Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper – 10 December 1541
Today marks the anniversary of the executions of Thomas Culpeper, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, and Francis Dereham,…
Tudor Characters
Interrogatories to be ministered to the Duchess of Norfolk concerning her and the Queen
On 4th December 1541, Thomas Wriothesley and William Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton, wrote to Sir Ralph Sadler, Henry…
29 November 1530 – The Death of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey at Leicester Abbey
At around 8am on the 29th November 1530, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey died at the Abbey of St Mary…
26 November 1533 – The Marriage of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, and Lady Mary Howard
On the 26th November 1533, Henry Fitzroy, the Duke of Richmond and Somerset, married Lady Mary Howard at…
Sir William Butts, Royal Physician
On 22nd November 1545, Henry VIII’s trusted physician, Sir William Butts, died at Fulham Manor, Middlesex, after suffering…
Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk
On this day in 1559, Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, died at Richmond. She was buried in St…
2 November 1541 – The Beginning of the End for Catherine Howard
On 2nd November 1541, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer left a letter for Henry VIII in the Holy Day Closet…