25 December – The death of ,witch-hunter, Brian Darcy, and Christmas Day and Lettice Knollys
Happy Christmas! On this day in Tudor history, 25th December 1587, Brian Darcy, magistrate, Sheriff of Essex, witch-hunter…
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24 December – The death of Sir Thomas Cornwallis and King Henry VIII made his final speech to Parliament
On this day in history, 24th December 1604, Christmas Eve, Sir Thomas Cornwallis, Comptroller of the household of…
23 December – Elizabeth I moves to a property her mother knew well and the burial of Nicholas Undall
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd December 1558, just over a month after her accession, England’s new…
22 December – Two Protestants betrayed by a spy and Bishop Fisher begs for a shirt
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd December 1557, Protestant martyrs John Rough and Margaret Mearing, were burnt…
21 December – St Thomas, pies, charity and India, and the death of Jasper Tudor
21st December in Tudor times was the Feast of St Thomas the Apostle, or Didymus or Doubting Thomas.…
20 December -Edward Arden was hanged and Agnes Tilney begged King Henry VIII for forgiveness
On this day in Tudor history, 20th December 1583, the day after his son-in-law, John Somerville, had been…
19 December – A conspirator found dead in his cell and a clash with a mob causes the death of an abbess
On this day in Tudor history, 19th December 1583, twenty-three-year-old convicted conspirator, John Somerville, was found dead in…