24 February – Katherine Howard, Elizabeth I’s good friend and The Birth of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
On this day in Tudor history, 24th February 1603, Katherine Howard (née Carey), Countess of Nottingham, died at…
The Tudors
23 February – Job Throckmorton, a colourful and lucky character and What happened to Henry Grey’s head?
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd February 1601, religious pamphleteer and Member of Parliament, Job Throckmorton, was…
22 February – Marie de Guise, who avoided marrying Henry VIII, and Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII lose their baby boy
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd February 1540, twenty-four-year-old Marie de Guise, or Mary of Guise, queen…
21 February – The death of Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick and The Execution of St Robert Southwell
On this day in Tudor history, 21st February 1590, Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, Master of the…
20 February – The hanging of Lady Hungerford and King Edward VI’s Coronation
On this day in Tudor history, 20th February 1523, Agnes, or Alice, Lady Hungerford, was hanged at Tyburn.…
19 February – The Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse and King Edward VI’s Coronation Procession
On this day in Tudor history, 19th February 1592, the Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan play house built by…
18 February – The Ridolfi Plot against Elizabeth I and the birthday of Queen Mary I
On this day in history, 18th February 1612, Italian banker Roberto di Ridolfi died in Florence, Italy, aged…