Helen Castor’s Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death – Episode 2: A Good Marriage
The second episode of Helen Castor's series "Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death" aired on BBC4 last night and…
The Reformation
16 October 1555 – The Burnings of Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley at Oxford
Martyrs' Memorial Today is the anniversary of the burnings of two of the Oxford Martyrs, Hugh Latimer, Bishop…
October 1536 – The Pilgrimage of Grace
A banner bearing the Holy Wounds of Jesus Christ, which was carried during the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion.…
Helen Castor’s Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death – Episode 1: A Good Birth
Helen Castor Last night, I watched the first episode of Helen Castor's three part series on birth, marriage…
6th October 1536 – The End of William Tyndale
A woodcut of Tyndale's execution from Foxe's Book of Martyrs (1563) On 6th October 1536, or somewhere around…
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…
Anne Boleyn, William Tyndale and Henry VIII
The 2nd October 1528 saw the publication of English reformer and Bible translator William Tyndale's "The Obedience of…