Tudor Fools: The Courtiers Who Made Fatal Mistakes
It's April Fools' Day, and I've already covered Tudor fools like Will Somer and Jane the Fool, so…
Henry Howard
December 12 – Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is led to the Tower in a walk of shame
On this day in Tudor history, 12th December 1546, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Henry Howard,…
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,…
21 January – Henry Howard’s madding time and the Act of Attainder against Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn
On the night of this day in Tudor history, 21st January 1543, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Thomas…
19 January – Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Execution of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
On this day in Tudor history, 19th January 1601, Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, died at Wilton,…
13 January – The Prince of Poets and Henry Howard is tried for treason
On this day in Tudor history, 13th January 1599, Elizabethan poet and administrator in Ireland, Edmund Spenser, died…
12 December – A soldier who had to hide from Elizabeth I and London sympathises with the Earl of Surrey
On this day in Tudor history, 12th December 1595, Protestant Welsh soldier and author, Sir Roger Williams, died…