April 23, George Boleyn, William Shakespeare and St George
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd April 1536, St George's Day, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, lost to…
April 2022
Register now for The Fall of Anne Boleyn!
There's less than a month how until my online event, "The Fall of Anne Boleyn with Claire Ridgway"!…
April 22 – Isabella I, gaol fever, and the Earl of Cumberland
Isabella I of Castile, one of Spain's famous "Reyes Catolicos" (Catholic monarchs) was born on this day in…
April 21 – Henry VIII is King of England
On this day in Tudor history, 21st April 1509, King Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty on…
Anne Boleyn and the Swordsman of Calais by Mickey Mayhew
Thank you so much to Mickey Mayhew for sharing this chapter from his latest book House of Tudor…
April 20 – The Nun of Kent and a special oath, and Lady Mary Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey
On this day in Tudor history, 20th April 1534, Elizabeth Barton, a Benedictine nun who became known as…
April 19 – Mary, Queen of Scots gets betrothed, the singeing of a king’s beard, and a risky business
On this day in Tudor history, 19th April 1558, fifteen-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots and fourteen-year-old Francis, the…