29 June – Margaret Beaufort, Thomas Boleyn, Thomas Cromwell and Henry Percy
29th June is a busy day for "on this day in Tudor history" events, and I thought I'd…
Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell’s enemies win
In 1540, Thomas Cromwell's enemies were able to take advantage of King Henry VIII's frustration with his right-hand…
28 July 1540 – One wedding and two executions
On this day in history, 28th July 1540, forty-nine-year-old King Henry VIII married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard,…
2 April 1536 – Anne Boleyn as Queen Esther
On Passion Sunday 1536, the fifth Sunday of Lent, which fell on 2nd April, Queen Anne Boleyn's almoner,…
29 June 1540 – A Bill of Attainder is passed against Thomas Cromwell
On this day in history, 29th June 1540, nineteen days after his arrest, a Bill of Attainder was…
9 May 1536 – Juries, meetings and more
On this day in history, Tuesday 9th May 1536, King Henry VIII wrote to Thomas Cromwell, his principal…
28 April 1536 – Long council meetings
On this day in history, 28th April 1536, it was reported that the king's council was meeting every…