6 July 1535 – Execution of Thomas More, former Lord Chancellor
Plaque from the Scaffold Memorial at Tower Hill On 6th July 1535, Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's former…
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5 July 1535 – Thomas More’s Last Letter
On 5th July 1535, the day before his execution, Sir Thomas More wrote to his beloved daughter Margaret…
Tudor Calendar Photography Competition 2014 Results
Elton Hall by David Ross Our judges have finally picked the winners of our Tudor Calendar Photography Competition…
Monarch: Henry VIII DVD Competition
To celebrate the release of the remastered version of his film Monarch, writer and director John Walsh is…
3 July 1533 – Catherine of Aragon Told to Stop Calling Herself Queen
On Wednesday 3rd July 1533, Catherine of Aragon's chamberlain William Blount, Lord Mountjoy, was instructed to inform his…
2 July 1489 – The Birth of Archbishop Cranmer
On 2nd July 1489, Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury in the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and…
1 July 1536 – Henry VIII’s Daughters Declared Illegitimate
On 1st July 1536, Parliament gave the Second Act of Succession its first reading. This superseded the 1534…