July 6 – The execution of Sir Thomas More
On this day in Tudor history, Tuesday 6th July 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the…
Tudor Calendar Competition – Send us your entries
A past calendarLast year, we had a break from publishing our annual Anne Boleyn Files & Tudor Society…
July 5 – Sir Thomas More writes a final letter to his daughter
On this day in Tudor history, 5th July 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the king’s…
Becoming Elizabeth Episode 4 – Becoming Mary?
This week’s episode of Becoming Elizabeth, Lighten our Darkness, had us thinking that Elizabeth might just be pregnant,…
July 4 – The death of Gregory Cromwell, son of Thomas Cromwell, from sweating sickness
On this day in Tudor history, 4th July 1551, in the reign of King Edward VI, Gregory Cromwell,…
July 3 – Catherine of Aragon has a very bad day
This day in Tudor history, 3rd July 1533, was a bad day for Catherine of Aragon, first wife…
July 2 – Cromwell is rewarded with Thomas Boleyn’s office
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd July 1536, Master Secretary, Thomas Cromwell, the king’s chief advisor, was…