Joel | November 16, 2021
On this day in Tudor history, 16th November 1601, nobleman and rebel Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland, died while in exile at Nieuwpoort in Flanders. Westmorland had fled into exile following the failure of the Northern Rebellion, a plot to release Mary, Queen of Scots, from prison and to overthrow Elizabeth I. He didn’t […]
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Joel | November 9, 2021
This day in Tudor history, 9th November 1569, is the traditional date given for the start of the only major armed rebellion of Elizabeth I’s reign. It’s known as The Northern Rebellion or Rising of the North or Revolt of the Northern Earls. Northern earls Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland and Thomas Percy, 7th […]
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Tags: Catherine of Aragon, Charles Neville, Northern Rebellion, Revolt of the Northern Earls, Rising of the North, Thomas Percy
