9 September 1513 – Victory for Regent Catherine of Aragon
On the 9th September 1513, while Henry VIII was away, busy campaigning against the French, James IV and…
Tudor Events
1 September 1532 – Anne Boleyn is created Marquis of Pembroke in her own right
On 1st September 1532, Anne Boleyn was created Marquis of Pembroke, a title in her own right, at…
Anne Boleyn Plays Perseverance – March 1522
The next part in my Anne Boleyn’s Life series… As I mentioned in my article Anne Boleyn and…
22 August 1485 – The Battle of Bosworth
On 22nd August 1485, near Market Bosworth, in Leicestershire, the armies of King Richard III and Henry Tudor…
Karma and Cromwell or a Waste of a Brilliant Mind?
On this day in history, 28th July 1540, Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex and Henry VIII’s former right-hand…
16 July 1546 – The Execution of Anne Askew, “a singular example of Christian constancy for all men to follow”
On this day in 1546 the Protestant martyrs Anne Askew, John Lascelles, John Adams and Nicholas Belenian were…