16 October 1532 – The Meeting with the Great Mayster of Fraunce
Anne, duc de MontmorencyOn 16th October, while Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII were lodged in Calais, the Duke…
October 2014
15 October 1537 – Edward VI Christened at Hampton Court Palace
Today was the day in 1537 when three day-old Prince Edward, the future Edward VI, was christened in…
Catch Gareth Russell talking about Jane Seymour!
Historian Gareth Russell, who is also the author of the The Emperors: How Europe's Greatest Rulers Were Destroyed…
2015 Tudor Places Calendar
I can't believe that I'm already mentioning Christmas but then there are only 10 weeks until Christmas and…
12 October 1537 – A Son At Last!
At two o'clock in the morning on Friday 12th October 1537, St Edward’s Day, Jane Seymour finally gave…
11 October 1542 – Death of Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder
On this day in history, 11th October 1542, Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder, poet and diplomat, died at…
Anne Boleyn – The Boleyn Family’s Meal Ticket?
Detail from Thomas Boleyn's brass memorialThis article was inspired by lots of comments I received on The Anne…