6 January – Epiphany fun and feasting, and The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
Happy Epiphany! Happy Kings' Day! Yes, today is the Feast of the Epiphany, the day that commemorated the…
5 January – Richard Willes – A quirky Tudor man, and Pope Clement VII and Henry VIII
On this day in Tudor history, 5th January 1546, in the reign of King Henry VIII, geographer and…
4 January – A rebel keeps his head and William Roper
On this day in Tudor history, 4th January 1575, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, courtier, diplomat…
3 January – Martin Luther is excommunicated, and two very different days for Anne of Cleves
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd January 1521, Pope Leo X excommunicated Reformer, German priest and professor…
1 January – Chapuys visits the dying Queen Catherine, and Granada surrenders
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd January 1536, imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, visited his good friend, Catherine…
1 January – Catherine of Aragon gives birth to a son, and Henry VIII meets Anne of Cleves
On 1st January 1540, Henry VIII met Anne of Cleves for the very first time. This meeting between…
31 December – The Gunner and a bishop who angered Queen Elizabeth I
On this day in Tudor history, 31st December 1535, in the reign of Henry VIII, Sir William Skeffington,…