17 April 1534 – To the Tower for Sir Thomas More
On 17th April 1534, Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, was sent to the Tower of London.…
Tudor Events
5 April 1533 – Convocation rules on Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon
On 5th April 1533, Convocation gave its ruling on Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, stating that…
5 April 1531 – The cook who was boiled to death
On 5th April 1531, Richard Roose (or Rouse), the cook in the household of John Fisher, Bishop of…
28 January 1547 – The King is dead! Long live the King!
On Friday 28th January 1547 the fifty-five year-old King Henry VIII died at the Palace of Whitehall. His…
18 January 1486 – Henry VII marries Elizabeth of York at Westminster Abbey
On 18th January 1486, just under five months after his victory at the Battle of Bosworth, twenty-nine year-old…
22 December 1541 – The Howards and Tilneys tried for misprision of treason
Tower of London On this day in 1541, members of the Howard and Tilney family, plus their staff,…
17 December 1538 – The Pope excommunicates Henry VIII
On 17th December 1538, Pope Paul III announced the excommunication of King Henry VIII. Pope Clement VII had…