December 22 – An imprisoned Bishop Fisher writes to Cromwell
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd December 1534, in the reign of King Henry VIII, John Fisher,…
Read MoreJuly 28 – Henry VIII gets married while his master secretary is executed
On this day in Tudor history 28th July 1540, King Henry VIII married for a fifth time. He…
Read MoreJuly 2 – Cromwell is rewarded with Thomas Boleyn’s office
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd July 1536, Master Secretary, Thomas Cromwell, the king’s chief advisor, was…
Read MoreApril 30 – Mark Smeaton is arrested, Henry and Anne argue, a lawyer is burnt, and two statesmen die
On this day in Tudor history, 30th April 1536, court musician Mark Smeaton was arrested and taken to…
Read More23 October – The Dissolution of the Monasteries and John Hopkins’ burial
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd October 1538, Thomas Goldwell, Prior of Christchurch, Canterbury, wrote to Thomas…
Read More29 June – Margaret Beaufort, Thomas Boleyn, Thomas Cromwell and Henry Percy
29th June is a busy day for "on this day in Tudor history" events, and I thought I'd…
Read MoreThomas Cromwell’s enemies win
In 1540, Thomas Cromwell's enemies were able to take advantage of King Henry VIII's frustration with his right-hand…
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