August 15 – A woman who suffered Elizabeth I’s wrath
On this day in history, 15th August 1603, the burial of Lady Mary Scudamore (née Shelton) took place…
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August 14 – Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, a lady with Plantagenet blood
On this day in history, 14th August 1473, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, was born at Farley Hungerford…
August 13 – Mary Tudor’s proxy wedding
On this day in Tudor history, 13th August 1514, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Princess Mary…
August 12 – Death of Ursula Pole, Baroness Stafford, daughter of Magart Pole
On this day in Tudor history, 12th August 1570, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Lady Ursula…
August 11 – Henry VIII’s awful treatment of friars
On this day in Tudor history, 11th August 1534, or shortly before, Henry VIII and his government expelled…
August 10 – The Mary Rose’s very first battle
On this day in Tudor history, 10th August 1512, the English fleet's flagship, the Mary Rose, saw battle…
Becoming Elizabeth Episode 8 – Season Finale – To death we must stoop
The season finale of Becoming Elizabeth sees us fast-forwarding two months from the end of the last episode,…