December 20 – The Dowager Duchess of Norfolk begs for forgiveness
On this day in Tudor history, 20th December 1541, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Agnes Tilney,…
Read More7 November 1541 – The queen is confined to her chambers
On this day in history, 7th November 1541, Henry VIII's fifth wife, Catherine Howard, received important visitors in…
Read More6 November – A meeting, a procession and an abandoned queen
6th November was quite a busy day in Tudor history! We have Mary Tudor's entry into Paris, following…
Read More2 November 1541 – An All Souls’ Day shock for Henry VIII
All Souls' Day is the feast day when forgotten souls, those souls in purgatory who might not have…
Read More22 December 1541 – The Howards and Tilneys tried for misprision of treason
Tower of London On this day in 1541, members of the Howard and Tilney family, plus their staff,…
Read More1 December 1541 – The Trial of Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper
Guildhall, LondonOn 1st December 1541, Francis Dereham, secretary to Queen Catherine Howard, and Thomas Culpeper, a member of…
Read More7 November 1541 – Queen Catherine Howard is in trouble
Portrait of an unknown woman, possibly Catherine HowardOn 7th November 1541, Queen Catherine Howard received important visitors to…
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