Claire | October 2, 2011
On this day in history, 2nd October… 1452 – Birth of Richard III at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire. Richard was the youngest surviving child of Richard, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. Richard claimed the English throne in June 1483, claiming that his brother Edward IV’s sons were illegitimate because Edward had been pre-contracted to […]
Category: Henry VIII, The Reformation, Tudor Events |
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Tags: Obedience of a Christian Man, Pilgrimage of Grace, Richard III, William Tyndale
Claire | August 23, 2011
On this day in history, 23rd August 1535, following their visit to Nicholas Poyntz’s home, Acton Court, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII visited the Walsh family at Little Sodbury Manor in the village of Little Sodbury, South Gloucestershire. As Nasim Tadghighi explained in her article on Acton Court – see Acton Court, Henry VIII and […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Places, Anne Queen Consort, The Reformation, Tudor Characters |
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Tags: Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Little Sodbury, Royal Progress, The Reformation, William Tyndale
