December 20 – The Dowager Duchess of Norfolk begs for forgiveness
On this day in Tudor history, 20th December 1541, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Agnes Tilney,…
fall of Catherine Howard
7 November 1541 – The queen is confined to her chambers
On this day in history, 7th November 1541, Henry VIII's fifth wife, Catherine Howard, received important visitors in…
6 November – A meeting, a procession and an abandoned queen
6th November was quite a busy day in Tudor history! We have Mary Tudor's entry into Paris, following…
2 November 1541 – An All Souls’ Day shock for Henry VIII
All Souls' Day is the feast day when forgotten souls, those souls in purgatory who might not have…
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,…
1 December 1541 – The Trial of Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper
Guildhall, LondonOn 1st December 1541, Francis Dereham, secretary to Queen Catherine Howard, and Thomas Culpeper, a member of…
7 November 1541 – Queen Catherine Howard is in trouble
Portrait of an unknown woman, possibly Catherine HowardOn 7th November 1541, Queen Catherine Howard received important visitors to…