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…
Henry VIII
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…
7 February – The birth of Sir Thomas More, a joust, unrequited love and a nasty accident
On this day in history, 7th February 1477 or 1478, Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, was…
18 January – Henry VII and Elizabeth of York get married and Henry VIII dresses up
On this day in Tudor history, 18th January 1486, twenty-nine year-old King Henry VII married twenty year-old Elizabeth…
8 January – Mary Shelton, Anne Boleyn’s cousin and lady, and Henry VIII celebrates news of Catherine of Aragon’s death
On this day in Tudor history, 8th January 1571, Mary Shelton (married names: Heveningham and Appleyard) was buried…
5 January – Richard Willes – A quirky Tudor man, and Pope Clement VII and Henry VIII
On this day in Tudor history, 5th January 1546, in the reign of King Henry VIII, geographer and…
26 December – The interesting life of Rose Lok and Henry VIII made some changes to his will
On this day in Tudor history, 26th December 1526, Protestant Rose Lok was born. Rose lived well into…