Claire | April 20, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 20th April 1534, Elizabeth Barton, a Benedictine nun who became known as “the Nun of Kent” or “the Holy Maid of Kent”, was hanged for treason at Tyburn along with a few of her supporters. This young woman had experienced religious visions and people had even flocked to her […]
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Tags: Act of Succession, Elizabeth Barton, Holy Maid of Kent, Mary Grey, Nun of Kent, Oath of the Act of Succession, succession
Claire | November 21, 2011
On this day in history, 21st November 1559, Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, died at Richmond. She was buried in St Edmund’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on the orders of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, and her second husband, Adrian Stokes, erected a tomb in her memory. Here are some facts about Frances:- She was born […]
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Tags: Charles Brandon, Frances Brandon, Frances Grey, Katherine Grey, Lady Jane Grey, Mary Grey, Mary Tudor Queen of France
