Henry VIII’s Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell – A Review and Rundown
As so many of you enjoyed my rundown on the Anne Boleyn programme, I thought I'd do the…
The Reformation
7 May 1536 – William Latymer Searched at Sandwich
On Sunday 7th May 1536, William Latymer, one of Queen Anne Boleyn's chaplains, was stopped and searched on…
The Carthusian Monastery of Granada – La Cartuja de Granada
I spent Friday in the beautiful Spanish city of Granada. As I live quite near it, I've been…
4 May 1535 – The Executions of the Carthusian Martyrs
Carthusian Martyrs by Sanchez Cotan, photo by Tim Ridgway On 4th May 1535 three prominent Carthusian monks were…
3 May 1536 – Archbishop Cranmer Writes to the King
On 3rd May 1536, a very shocked Archbishop Thomas Cranmer wrote to King Henry VIII regarding his patron…
18 April 1587 – Death of John Foxe, Martyrologist
On this day in 1587, John Foxe, the English historian, reformer and martyrologist, died aged around seventy. He…
30 March 1533 – Thomas Cranmer Became Archbishop of Canterbury
On this day in 1533, Passion Sunday, Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury…