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…
Elizabeth I online event news – Now 8 historians, first talk has gone live today, AND we have a zoom group call later!
I'm so excited about my latest online event, "Elizabeth I: The Life of Gloriana, the Virgin Queen". It…
July 1 – Sir Thomas More is found guilty
On this day in Tudor history, 1st July 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the king's…
June 30 – Henry VIII and Catherine Howard set off on their progress to the North
On this day in Tudor history, 30th June 1541, King Henry VIII and his fifth wife, Queen Catherine…
June 29 – The death of Henry Percy, Anne Boleyn’s former sweetheart
On this day in Tudor history, 29th June 1537, Henry Algernon Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, died at…
June 28 – Happy birthday to King Henry VIII!
Today is the anniversary of the birth of King Henry VIII on 28th June 1491, 531 years ago,…