April 21 – Henry VIII is King of England
On this day in Tudor history, 21st April 1509, King Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty on…
Anne Boleyn and the Swordsman of Calais by Mickey Mayhew
Thank you so much to Mickey Mayhew for sharing this chapter from his latest book House of Tudor…
April 20 – The Nun of Kent and a special oath, and Lady Mary Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey
On this day in Tudor history, 20th April 1534, Elizabeth Barton, a Benedictine nun who became known as…
April 19 – Mary, Queen of Scots gets betrothed, the singeing of a king’s beard, and a risky business
On this day in Tudor history, 19th April 1558, fifteen-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots and fourteen-year-old Francis, the…
April 18 – Chapuys bumps into Anne Boleyn, a short-lived reward for Cromwell and the death of John Foxe
On this day in Tudor history, 18th April 1536, just a month and a day before her execution,…
Happy Easter to you all!
Happy Easter to those celebrating Easter Sunday today. Here, in my village in Spain, we have the Quema…
April 17 – A stolen head, an executed Jesuit and a jury thrown in prison
On this day in Tudor history, 17 April 1554, in the reign of Queen Mary I, celebrations for…