5 January – Richard Willes – A quirky Tudor man, and Pope Clement VII and Henry VIII
On this day in Tudor history, 5th January 1546, in the reign of King Henry VIII, geographer and…
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4 January – A rebel keeps his head and William Roper
On this day in Tudor history, 4th January 1575, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, courtier, diplomat…
3 January – Martin Luther is excommunicated, and two very different days for Anne of Cleves
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd January 1521, Pope Leo X excommunicated Reformer, German priest and professor…
1 January – Chapuys visits the dying Queen Catherine, and Granada surrenders
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd January 1536, imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, visited his good friend, Catherine…
1 January – Catherine of Aragon gives birth to a son, and Henry VIII meets Anne of Cleves
On 1st January 1540, Henry VIII met Anne of Cleves for the very first time. This meeting between…