15 June 1536 – Henry VIII’s Council Threaten Mary
Chapuys and Mary in The Tudors series On 15 June 1536 Henry VIII's daughter, Mary, received a visit…
A Reminder of This Weekend’s TV Programmes – The White Queen and The Time Traveller’s Guide to Elizabethan England Part 3
Just a quick reminder for those in the UK about this weekend's medieval/Tudor themed viewing. Tonight you can…
12 June 1540 – Thomas Cromwell writes to Henry VIII
Thomas Cromwell, engraving from 1859 On 12th June 1540, Thomas Cromwell, who was imprisoned in the Tower of…
11 June 1509 – The Wedding of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
On the 11th June 1509 the 17 year-old King Henry VIII married the 23 year-old Catherine of Aragon,…
Was Elizabeth I a Man?
Last Friday The Daily Mail published an article with the title "Is this proof the Virgin Queen was…
10 June 1537 – Deaths of Two Carthusian Monks from Starvation
The Carthusian Monks appearing before Cromwell. Copyright Tim Ridgway On 10th June 1537, two Carthusian monks from the…
10 June 1540 – The Arrest of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
At 3pm on 10th June 1540, while the Privy Council were in session at Westminster, the Captain of…