4 October 1556 – Sir John Cheke’s Public Recantation
On this day in 1556, Sir John Cheke, one time tutor to Edward VI, Secretary of State for…
Mary I
1 October 1553 – Coronation of Mary I
On Sunday 1st October 1553, Mary I was crowned Queen at Westminster Abbey by Stephen Gardiner, the Bishop…
25 July 1554 – Mary I Marries Philip of Spain
On Wednesday 25th July 1554, the feast day of St James, the 38 year-old Queen Mary I married…
19 July 1553 – Mary I Proclaimed Queen
On 19th July 1553, thirteen days after the death of her half-brother, Edward VI, Mary was proclaimed Queen…
22 June 1536 – The Submission of the Lady Mary
On 22nd June 1536,1 following a threatening visit from members of her father's council and the arrest of…
15 June 1536 – Henry VIII’s Council Threaten Mary
Chapuys and Mary in The Tudors series On 15 June 1536 Henry VIII's daughter, Mary, received a visit…
26 May 1536 – The Lady Mary’s Letter to Cromwell
On 26th May 1536, a week after Anne Boleyn had been executed, Henry VIII's eldest daughter, Mary, wrote…