20 September 1486 – It’s a boy!
On this day in history, Elizabeth of York, wife of King Henry VII, did her duty as queen…
Tudor Events
12 September 1555 – Archbishop Cranmer is tried in Oxford
On this day in history, Thursday 12th September 1555, Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, was tried for heresy…
13 August 1514 – Princess Mary Tudor marries by proxy
On this day in history, 13th August 1514, Henry VIII’s youngest sister, Mary, married King Louis XII of…
11 August 1534 – The end of the Friars Observant
On this day in history, or shortly before, the Friars Observant (Observant Friars of Greenwich) were expelled from…
8 August 1503 – Margaret Tudor marries James IV of Scotland
On this day in history, 8th August 1503, the formal wedding of Princess Margaret Tudor and King James…
28th July 1540 – Two executions and a wedding
This day in history, 28th July 1540, was a rather busy one. Thomas Cromwell, the king’s former right-hand…
25 July 1535 – Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth are called names
With his letter written on the Feast of St James (25th July) 1535, to Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle,…