My Thanksgiving
We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in my home country of the UK or my new home in Spain, but…
26 November 1533 – Henry VIII’s Illegitimate Son Gets Married
On 26th November 1533 at Hampton Court Palace, fourteen year-old Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, and…
Illustrated Kings and Queens of England Out Now!
It’s an exciting day for me today because my latest book, Illustrated Kings and Queens of England, has…
Sir William Butts
Today marks the anniversary of the death of Sir William Butts, Henry VIII’s trusted physician, on 22nd November…
21 November 1559 – The death of Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk
On 21st November 1559, Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, died at Richmond at the age of forty-two. Frances…
17 November 1558 – The Accession of Queen Elizabeth I
On 17th November 1558, following the death of Queen Mary I early that morning, Mary’s 25 year-old half…
17 November 1558 – The Death of Queen Mary I
At St James’s Palace, early in the morning of 17th November 1558, Queen Mary I died. This daughter…