11 December – A lavish reception for Anne of Cleves and the burial of Douglas Sheffield, lover of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
On this day in Tudor history, 11th December 1539, Anne of Cleves and her retinue were received at…
Day 11 of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar
Thank you so much to my dear friend, author Sandra Vasoli, for today's contribution to our Advent Calendar.…
Day 10 of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar
December seems to be racing by, doesn't it? I can't believe we're on day 10 already! Today's treat…
10 December – A priest was tortured and executed by a priestfinder, and the execution of THomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham
On this day in Tudor history, 10th December 1591, Roman Catholic priest Edmund Gennings and Catholic Swithin Wells…
Anne Boleyn the Woman behind the Myths – Live 13-15 December 2021
Three days of free live talks from me, historian Claire Ridgway, to introduce you to the real Anne…
Day 9 of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar
The wonderful Kate McCaffrey, assistant curator at Hever Castle, is responsible for today's Tudor treat, and it's a…
9 December – Agnes Tilney, Catherine Howard’s step-grandmother, was detained and Sir Edward Neville was beheaded.
In this day in Tudor history, 9th December 1541, sixty-four-year-old Agnes Tilney, the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk and…