July 19 – The death of Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn
On this day in Tudor history, 19th July 1543, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Mary Boleyn…
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The facts behind the fiction of Becoming Elizabeth Episode 6 – What Cannot be Cured
I've just published my latest video on the Starz series "Becoming Elizabeth". In this rather action-packed episode, we…
July 18 – Edmund Dudley, a scapegoat
On this day in Tudor history, 18th July 1509, just three months into the reign of King Henry…
July 17 – A burning in Scotland
On this day in history, 17th July 1537, in the reign of King Henry VIII, a burning took…
July 16 – The death of Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII’s fourth wife
On this day in Tudor history, 16th July 1557, in the reign of Queen Mary I, the queen's…
16 July – The burning of Anne Askew, Protestant martyr
On this day in Tudor history, 16th July 1546, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Protestants Anne…
July 15 – Men swap sides from Queen Jane to Mary
This day in Tudor history, 15th July 1553, was a key point in the events of summer 1553.…