The Howards’ Miserable Christmas
On this day in 1541, A "very sickly" Agnes Tilney, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, who was imprisoned in…
Katherine Howard
RIP Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper – 10 December 1541
The execution of Francis Dereham, The Tudors seriesToday marks the anniversary of the executions of Thomas Culpeper, Gentleman…
Interrogatories to be ministered to the Duchess of Norfolk concerning her and the Queen
Thomas Wriothesley On 4th December 1541, Thomas Wriothesley and William Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton, wrote to Sir Ralph…
19 November 1541 – Chapuys Reports on the Catherine Howard Investigation
Eustace Chapuys On 19th November 1541, Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador, wrote to Emperor Charles V. His letter…
12 November 1541 – The Examination of Queen Catherine Howard
Lynne Frederick as Catherine Howard in Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) On 12th November 1541, Queen…
11 November 1541 – Queen Catherine Howard’s Move to Syon House
On 11th November 1541 the King's Council sent Archbishop Thomas Cranmer a letter giving him instructions to move…
8 November 1541 – Catherine Howard Confesses to Archbishop Cranmer
After abandoning the idea of interrogating the hysterical Queen Catherine Howard on 7th November, Archbishop Cranmer returned to…