7 September 1533 – Queen Anne Boleyn gives birth to a daughter
Elizabeth I, Ermine Portrait by Nicholas Hilliard On 7th September 1533, at three o'clock in the afternoon and…
The Tudors
Maria de Salinas and Katherina of Aragon – The Depth and Breadth of Friendship
Catherine of Aragon On 29th July I received news that my best friend of thirty-three years had died.…
The Real Wolf Hall – The Cromwell Family in Wolf Hall: The Family Man
Mark Rylance as Thomas CromwellOur 'Real Wolf Hall' series of articles continues today with a wonderful article on…
28 December – Childermas
Massacre of the Innocents vy Cornelis van Haarlem 1591Today is Childermas (Children's Mass) or Holy Innocents' Day and…
2015 Anne Boleyn Files Tudor Places Calendar Now Available
The Anne Boleyn Files 2015 Tudor Places Calendar is now available to purchase on Lulu.com! It's $11.99 (US…
29 June 1509 – Death of Margaret Beaufort, the Tudor matriarch
On this day in 1509, Lady Margaret Beaufort, grandmother of Henry VIII, mother of the late Henry VII…
Remembering Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
Today I will be remembering Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was burned at the stake on 21st…