11 March – William Warner, our English Homer and The wonderful deathbed words of an Elizabethan poet
On this day in history, 11th March 1609, Tudor poet and lawyer William Warner was buried at the…
The Tudors
10 March – John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford’s role in the Wars of the Roses, and Henry VIII and a nasty jousting accident
On this day in Tudor history, 10th March 1513, magnate John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, died…
9 March – Frances Radcliffe, Countess of Sussex’s most rare gifts both of mind and body, and Mary, Queen of Scots’ secretary is murdered
On this day in Tudor history, 9th March 1589, Lady Frances Radcliffe, Countess of Sussex, and wife of…
March 7 – The Great Comet and The Pope threatens Henry VIII
This day in Tudor history, 7th March 1556, was one of the days on which the Great Comet,…
March 6 – The Dissolution of the Monasteries, and Juan Luis Vives and the young Mary I
On this day in Tudor history, 6th March 1536, King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries began when…
March 5 – Tobacco comes to Europe, and Thomas Seymour and 33 counts of treason
On this day in Tudor history, 5th March 1558, Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes brought back live tobacco plants…
March 4 – William Bullokar and his 40-letter alphabet and, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn star in the spectacular Chateau Vert Pageant
On this day in history, 4th March 1609, Tudor spelling reformer and grammarian William Bullokar died at Chichester…