April 1 – William Harvey, his experiments and blood circulation and Henry VIII courts Jane Seymour
On this day in Tudor history, 1st April 1578, English physician William Harvey, was born in Folkestone, Kent.…
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March 15 – Henry VIII uses foul language and The Lady Mary causes a stir in London
On this day in Tudor history, 15th March 1532, King Henry VIII used what was described as “foul…
10 March – John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford’s role in the Wars of the Roses, and Henry VIII and a nasty jousting accident
On this day in Tudor history, 10th March 1513, magnate John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, died…
8 March -Henry VIII receives a leopard and Sir Nicholas Carew’s sticky end
On this day in Tudor history, 8th March 1516, Sir John Wiltshire wrote to King Henry VIII from…
March 4 – William Bullokar and his 40-letter alphabet and, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn star in the spectacular Chateau Vert Pageant
On this day in history, 4th March 1609, Tudor spelling reformer and grammarian William Bullokar died at Chichester…
2 March – Sir Thomas Bodley and the Bodleian Library, and Henry VIII’s motto “She has wounded my heart”
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd March 1545, scholar, diplomat and founder of the Bodleian Library, Sir…
16 February – Sir William Stanley is executed and The burial of King Henry VIII at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
On this day in Tudor history, 16th February 1495, Sir William Stanley, administrator and landowner, was executed for…