29 June – A busy day in Tudor England
As far as "on this day in history" events go, 29th June is a rather busy day in…
Tudor Events
24 June 1509 – A Midsummer’s Day coronation
On 24th June 1509, Midsummer's Day and the Feast of St John the Baptist, King Henry VIII and…
19 June 1535 – 3 Carthusian monks martyred
On 19 June 1535, three monks, Sebastian Newdigate, William Exmew and Humphrey Middlemore, of the Carthusian Order of…
1 June 1533 – Queen Anne Boleyn is crowned at Westminster Abbey
Westminster AbbeyOn 1st June 1533, Whit Sunday, Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, was crowned queen at…
29 May 1533 – A coronation river pageant for Queen Anne Boleyn
On Thursday 29 May 1533, two days after the marriage of King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn…
21 April 1509 – People are as joyful as if they had been released from prison
On 21st April 1509, at 11pm, King Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty, died at Richmond Palace.…
20 April 1534 – Hangings and a call to swear the oath
On 20th April 1534, prominent citizens of London were required to swear the "Oath of the Act of…