Catherine Knollys and the Gentleman Pensioners of Henry VIII: The Reinstatement of the Spears
Sir Francis Knollys This post by Natasha Gennady Robinson is the second part of a series on Gentleman…
April 2014
24 April 1536 – Two Commissions of Oyer and Terminer Set Up
Thomas Audley, English Heritage, Audley End House On 24th April 1536, Henry VIII approved the setting up of…
23 April 1564 – William Shakespeare
My photo of Shakespeare's Birthplace Happy 450th Birthday to William Shakespeare! Although it is not actually known which…
23 April 1536 – Nicholas Carew, George Boleyn and the Order of the Garter
St George's day, 23 April 1536, brought the first outward sign that the Boleyns were losing their influence.…
22 April 1536 – Archbishop Cranmer’s Strange Letter
On the 22nd April 1536, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, who had been away from court staying at his country…
21 April 1509 – The King is dead, long live the King!
The new king, the young Henry VIII At 11pm on Saturday 21st April 1509, the fifty-two year-old King…
Easter Sunday – Happy Easter!
On Easter Sunday, in Tudor times, the candles in the church and around the sepulchre were extinguished, and…