Happy New Year or Happy Lady Day!
Before you think I've gone mad, let me just explain that 25th March, or Lady Day, was the…
24 March 1603 – Death of Elizabeth I
The Death of Elizabeth I, Queen of England by Paul Delaroche On this day in history, the 24th…
23 March 1534 – Parliament Passes the First Act of Succession
On this day in 1534, the First Act of Succession was passed by Parliament. It vested the succession…
Remembering Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
Today I will be remembering Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was burned at the stake on 21st…
Mary Tudor, Queen of France – Factfile
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The Clonony Boleyn Girls
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15 March 1532 Archbishop Warham angers Henry VIII
According to Carlo Capello, the Venetian ambassador, on 15th March 1532 William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, criticised Henry…