September 24 – Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales is christened
On this day in Tudor history, 24th September 1486, in a lavish ceremony at Winchester Cathedral, Arthur Tudor,…
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As far as "on this day in history" events go, 29th June is a rather busy day in…
Read More29 June 1509 – Death of Margaret Beaufort, the Tudor matriarch
On this day in 1509, Lady Margaret Beaufort, grandmother of Henry VIII, mother of the late Henry VII…
Read More29 June 1509 – Death of Lady Margaret Beaufort
On 29th June 1509, just two months after the death of her son, Henry VII, and the accession…
Read More31 May 1529 – Opening of the Legatine Court at Blackfriars
On 31st May 1529, the formal trial to investigate Henry VIII's case for an annulment of his marriage…
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Thanks so much to Nasim for tweeting these dates this morning as my Tudor calendar was blank for…
Read More29 June 1509 – Death of Margaret Beaufort
On the day after Henry VIII's 18th birthday and one of his coronation celebratory jousts, his grandmother and…
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