April 18 – Chapuys bumps into Anne Boleyn, a short-lived reward for Cromwell and the death of John Foxe
On this day in Tudor history, 18th April 1536, just a month and a day before her execution,…
April 2022
Happy Easter to you all!
Happy Easter to those celebrating Easter Sunday today. Here, in my village in Spain, we have the Quema…
April 17 – A stolen head, an executed Jesuit and a jury thrown in prison
On this day in Tudor history, 17 April 1554, in the reign of Queen Mary I, celebrations for…
April 16 – Drinkable gold, Guy Fawkes and the Mary Rose
What a combination I have for you today - drinkable gold, Guy Fawkes and the Mary Rose! Yes,…
Good Friday – How Anne Boleyn might have marked it and how it was commemorated in Tudor times
Today, is Good Friday for many Christians around the world - although not for members of the Orthodox…
April 15 – The beginning of the end for Essex, a royal champion and a queen’s blows and evil words
On this day in Tudor history, 15th April 1599, Elizabeth I's favourite, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex,…
Anne Boleyn’s final Maundy Thursday in 1536
On 13th April 1536, Maundy Thursday, Queen Anne Boleyn took part in her final Maundy Thursday service, distributing…