12 June 1540 – Thomas Cromwell writes to Henry VIII
Thomas Cromwell, engraving from 1859 On 12th June 1540, Thomas Cromwell, who was imprisoned in the Tower of…
Tudor Characters
10 June 1540 – The Arrest of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
At 3pm on 10th June 1540, while the Privy Council were in session at Westminster, the Captain of…
3 June 1535 – The Interrogation of Sir Thomas More
On this day in 1535, Thomas Boleyn, Thomas Audley, Thomas Cromwell and the Duke of Suffolk visited Sir…
Henry VIII’s Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell – A Review and Rundown
As so many of you enjoyed my rundown on the Anne Boleyn programme, I thought I'd do the…
My Visit to Westminster Abbey
As many of you know, I spent last weekend in London so that I could visit the Tower…
La Capilla Real de Granada – The Tombs of Ferdinand, Isabella and Juana
Photo by Tim Ridgway Following on from my post about Granada's Carthusian Monastery, my second mission on my…
5 May 1536 – More Men in the Tower of London
Thomas Wyatt By 5th May 1536, two further arrests had taken place: courtier, poet and diplomat Sir Thomas…