December 26 – St Stephen’s Day in Tudor times and Henry VIII’s will
Today is the Feast of St Stephen, which is also known as Boxing Day in the UK. How…
Tudor Times
December 25 – Christmas Day in Tudor times and the death of Lettice Knollys
A very Merry Christmas to you all! I hope you have a wonderful time whatever you are doing…
Day 12 of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar
It's time for another treat from this year's Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar. Today's Tudor treat from me…
December 6 – The Feast of St Nicholas and the tradition of Boy Bishop
Today is the Feast of St Nicholas, or to give him his full name, St Nicholas of Myra,…
November 19 – A Catholic recusant and priest harbourer
On this day in Tudor history, 19th November 1587, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, an important…
Happy Halloween and Hallowtide
Today, the 31st October, is All Hallows Eve, which is more commonly known as Halloween. Halloween is the…
Happy Easter to you all!
Happy Easter to those celebrating Easter Sunday today. Here, in my village in Spain, we have the Quema…