Cardinal Wolsey’s Final Words
On 29th November 1530, Cardinal Wolsey died at Leicester Abbey while travelling to London to be tried for…
Tudor Events
9 October 1514 – The Wedding of Louis XII of France and Mary Tudor
On 9th October 1514, the eighteen year-old Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, married the fifty-two year-old King…
20 September 1486 – Arthur, Prince of Wales, Born at Winchester
Today marks the anniversary of Arthur Tudor's birth, According to Lady Margaret Beaufort, his grandmother, he was born…
7 September 1533 – Anne Boleyn Gives Birth to a Daughter
At three o'clock in the afternoon, of 7th September 1533, just thirteen days after she had taken her…
1 September 1532 – Anne Boleyn Created Marquis of Pembroke
The letter patent creating Anne Boleyn as the Marquess of Pembroke. On this day in history, 1st September…
The Battle of Bosworth – 22 August 1485
Today is an important day in Tudor history because on this day in 1485 King Richard III was…
28 July 1540 – Thomas Cromwell’s Final Speech
On this day in history, 28th July 1540, while his former master, Henry VIII, was busy marrying wife…