The King’s Niece and the Fall of Anne Boleyn – Guest Article by Leanda de Lisle
In the spring of 1536, King Henry's niece, the 'beautiful and highly esteemed' twenty-one year old Lady Margaret…
The Tudors
Q&A with Leanda de Lisle, Author and Historian
Thank you so much to historian Leanda de Lisle for participating in this Q&A session and thank you…
22 August 1485 – The Battle of Bosworth: The Death of Richard III and the Accession of Henry VII
The victor: Henry VII On this day in history, 22nd August 1485, the armies of King Richard III…
28 July 1540 – The Executions of Thomas Cromwell and Walter Hungerford
While Henry VIII was busy marrying wife number 5, his former chief minister Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex,…
29 June 1509 – Death of Lady Margaret Beaufort
On 29th June 1509, just two months after the death of her son, Henry VII, and the accession…
12 June 1540 – Thomas Cromwell writes to Henry VIII
Thomas Cromwell, engraving from 1859 On 12th June 1540, Thomas Cromwell, who was imprisoned in the Tower of…
10 June 1540 – The Arrest of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
At 3pm on 10th June 1540, while the Privy Council were in session at Westminster, the Captain of…