6 December – Sir Hugh Paulet died a natural death and the Feast of St Nicholas
On this day in Tudor history, 6th December 1573, soldier and administrator, Sir Hugh Paulet, died at his…
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Day 6 of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar
It's time for another Tudor treat from the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar! Yay! Day 6's contribution is…
Day 5 of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar
I'm amazed at the talent of some of our Anne Boleyn Files followers, such creative people! I hope…
5 December – Mary Queen of Scots’ husband dies of an ear infection and Anne Cecil’s unhappy marriage
On this day in Tudor history, 5th December 1560, King Francis II of France, died at the age…
Day 4 of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar
Our fourth Tudor-themed treat is from Amanda Harvey Purse, author of the forthcoming The Boleyns: From the Tudors…
4 December – Murder made to look like suicide and the beginning of the end for Thomas Cranmer
On this day in Tudor history, 4th December 1514, merchant tailor and leading member of the Lollard community…
3 December – The death of Roger North, a man close to Robert Dudley and Queen Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII pardons rebels
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd December 1600, sixty-nine-year-old peer and politician Roger North, 2nd Baron North,…