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…
29 September 1528 – Cardinal Campeggio Lands at Dover
On 29th September 1528 Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio, papal legate, landed at Dover on the Kent coast. He had…
28 September 1553 – Mary I Prepares for her Coronation
On 28th September 1553, Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon, travelled…
27 September 1501 – Catherine of Aragon sets sail from Spain
The present day port of LaredoAt 5pm on 27th September 1501, fifteen year-old Catherine of Aragon, daughter of…
24 September 1486 – Christening of Arthur, Prince of Wales
On 24th September 1486, Arthur, Prince of Wales and son of Henry VII, was christened at a lavish…