Claire | July 27, 2022
On 27th or 28th July 1553, Sir John Cheke was imprisoned in the Tower of London. But how had a royal tutor and secretary ended up being thrown in the Tower? Find out in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts (transcript below)… Transcript:
Claire | October 4, 2016
On this day in 1536, there was trouble in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. This was part of what we know as the Lincolnshire Rising which, in turn, was part of the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion. Read more… On this day in 1556, Sir John Cheke, one-time tutor to Edward VI, Secretary of State for Lady Jane Grey […]
Claire | October 4, 2014
4 October in Tudor history saw two interesting events: trouble in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, in 1536 which led to the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion, and in 1556 Sir John Cheke, one time tutor to Edward VI, Secretary of State for Lady Jane Grey and the first Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University, making a public […]
Claire | October 4, 2013
On this day in 1556, Sir John Cheke, one time tutor to Edward VI, Secretary of State for Lady Jane Grey and the first Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University, made a public recantation of his Protestant faith in front of Mary I. Cheke had been imprisoned in the Tower of London by Mary […]
Claire | June 16, 2011
Happy birthday to Sir John Cheke who is celebrating his 497th birthday today in Heaven! Yes, on this day in 1514, the famous English scholar was born to parents Peter and Agnes Cheke (née Duffield or Dufford) in Cambridge. Sir John Cheke is known for being the first Regius Professor of Greek at the University […]
Claire | June 7, 2010
Author Robert Parry has written a series of articles over at The Elizabeth Files – see Cambridge Connections and Cambridge Connections Part 2 – where he examines what Anne Boleyn was actually doing when she asked her chaplain Matthew Parker to make sure that her daughter, Elizabeth, was looked after if anything happened to her. […]
