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…
Jane Boleyn
The Fall of Anne Boleyn – 4 May 1536 – George Boleyn receives a letter and two more men join him in the Tower of London
On 4th May 1536, an imprisoned George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, received a letter of comfort from his wife,…
December 1 – Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are tried for high treason
On this day in Tudor history, 1st December 1541, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Thomas Culpeper…
May 4 – An imprisoned George Boleyn receives a message
On this day in 1536, 4th May, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, received a message of comfort. It was…
13 February – Bess of Hardwick and the Executions of Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford
On this day in history, 13th February 1608, prominent Tudor noblewoman and one of the richest people in…
9 February – An awful end for a bishop and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, is taken to the Tower
On this day in history, 9th February 1555, Protestant John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester, and former…
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…