9 September 1513 – Victory for Regent Catherine of Aragon
On the 9th September 1513, while Henry VIII was away, busy campaigning against the French, James IV and…
Tudor Events
1 September 1532 – Anne Boleyn is created Marquis of Pembroke in her own right
The letter patent creating Anne Boleyn as the Marquess of Pembroke. On 1st September 1532, Anne Boleyn was…
24 August 1572 – The St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
St Bartholomew's Day Massacre by François Dubois On this day in 1572, the St Bartholmew's Day Massacre took…
Anne Boleyn Plays Perseverance – March 1522
The Chateau Vert pageant in The Tudors series The next part in my Anne Boleyn's Life series... As…
22 August 1485 – The Battle of Bosworth
Richard III and Henry VII On 22nd August 1485, near Market Bosworth, in Leicestershire, the armies of King…
Karma and Cromwell or a Waste of a Brilliant Mind?
Thomas Cromwell On this day in history, 28th July 1540, Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex and Henry VIII's…
16 July 1546 – The Execution of Anne Askew, “a singular example of Christian constancy for all men to follow”
Emma Stansfield as Anne Askew in The Tudors On this day in 1546 the Protestant martyrs Anne Askew,…