14 February – Being a royal favourite doesn’t save you and A dog licks up the king’s blood
On this day in Tudor history, 14th February 1539, Sir Nicholas Carew, a royal favourite for over 20…
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13 February – Bess of Hardwick and the Executions of Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford
On this day in history, 13th February 1608, prominent Tudor noblewoman and one of the richest people in…
12 February – Blanche Parry, a mother figure to Elizabeth I and the executions of Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guildford Dudley
On this day in Tudor history, 12th February 1590, Blanche Parry, died at the age of 82. She…
11 February – Success for George Boleyn and the birth and death of Elizabeth of York
On this day in Tudor history, 11 February 1531, the ecclesiastical assembly known as convocation granted King Henry…
10 February – Catherine Howard goes to the Tower and the Murder of Lord Darnley
On this day in Tudor history, 10th February 1542, Catherine Howard, King Henry VIII’s fifth wife, was escorted…
9 February – An awful end for a bishop and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, is taken to the Tower
On this day in history, 9th February 1555, Protestant John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester, and former…
8 February – The Queen’s favourite rebels and the Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
On this day in Tudor history, 8th February 1601, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and Queen Elizabeth…