Anne Boleyn – The Boleyn Family’s Meal Ticket?
Detail from Thomas Boleyn's brass memorialThis article was inspired by lots of comments I received on The Anne…
6 October 1536 – William Tyndale’s Execution
A woodcut of Tyndale's execution from Foxe's Book of Martyrs (1563) The 6th October 1536 is the traditional…
4 October in Tudor History: Trouble in Lincolnshire and a Public Recantation
4 October in Tudor history saw two interesting events: trouble in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, in 1536 which led to…
2 October 1528 – This book is for me and all kings to read
On 2nd October 1528 The Obedience of the Christian Man and How Christian Rulers Ought to Govern was…
2 October 1452 – Birth of Richard III
On 2 October 1452, Richard III, the last Plantagenet king, was born at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire. Richard was…
1 October 1553 – Mary I Crowned at Westminster Abbey
Mary I, Hans EworthOn Sunday 1st October 1553, Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, was…
30 September 1553 – Mary I’s Coronation Procession from the Tower to Whitehall
Mary I, Hans Eworth c. 1553 At 3pm on Saturday 30th September, Mary I left the Tower of…