December 5 – The death of Mary, Queen of Scots’ first husband
On this day in Tudor history, 5th December 1560, Mary, Queen of Scots, lost her first husband, King…
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December 4 – A Lollard is murdered in Tudor London
On this day in Tudor history, 4th December 1514, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Richard Hunne…
December 2 – The arrest of courtier and poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd December 1546, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Henry Howard,…
December 1 – Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are tried for high treason
On this day in Tudor history, 1st December 1541, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Thomas Culpeper…
November 29 – Cardinal Wolsey dies, and not by suicide!
On this day in Tudor history, 29th November 1530, in the reign of King Henry VIII, at around…
November 28 – Claimant Edward Plantagenet is beheaded
On this day in Tudor history, 28th November 1499, in the reign of King Henry VII, Edward Plantagenet,…
November 27 – A former monk is burnt for heresy after being caught by Sir Thomas More
On this day in Tudor history, 27th November 1531, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Reformer Richard…