July 11 – Pope Clement VII has had all he can take of Henry VIII
By this day in Tudor history, 11th July 1533, Pope Clement VII had go to the end of…
The Reformation
June 19 – More Carthusian monks meet brutal ends
On this day in Tudor history, 19th June 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII, three monks…
June 9 – Thomas Cranmer’s Book of Common Prayer
On this day in Tudor history, 9th June 1549, in the reign of King Edward VI, Archbishop Thomas…
May 24 – Anne Askew and her husband are called to appear before the privy council
On this day in Tudor history, 24th May 1546, letters were sent from the Privy Council to the…
He is Risen – Easter Sunday and the Tudors
Happy Easter! Today, Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This was a day that…
Good Friday – the Easter story Anne Boleyn would have read
As I explained in yesterday's article on Maundy Thursday, Anne Boleyn owned a copy of William Tyndale's 1526…
21 March 1556 – The burning of Thomas Cranmer, one of the Oxford Martyrs
On this day in history, 21st March 1556, the third of the Oxford Martyrs, Thomas Cranmer, the former…