4 December 1555 – Thomas Cranmer deprived of his archbishopric
On 4th December 1555, Papal sentence was passed on Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Rome, depriving him…
2014
2 December 1546 – The Arrest of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Henry Howard, Earl of SurreyOn this day in history, 2nd December 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, poet,…
The Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar 2014
It's that time of year again! Yes, it's the first day of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar!…
The First Sunday of Advent – What Anne Boleyn would have read
Anne Boleyn owned an illuminated manuscript of French Reformer Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples' "Epistres et Evangiles pour les cinquante…
December’s Bumper Issue of Tudor Life Magazine is Out Now!
December's issue of Tudor Life magazine, the monthly magazine for Tudor Society members, is out today and is…
30 November 1601 – Elizabeth I’s Golden Speech
Elizabeth I by Marcus Gheeraerts the YoungerOn 30th November 1601, Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and…
30 November 1529 – The long suffering Catherine of Aragon
On 30th November 1529, St Andrew's Day, Catherine of Aragon confronted her husband Henry VIII about the way…