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Tudor Minute August 14: Happy Birthday Margaret...
Today in 1473 Margaret Pole was born. She was a Yorkist princess, the daughter of Edward IV’s brother George, the Duke of Clarence. Her life was one big...
Tudor Minute August 14: Happy Birthday Margaret...
Today in 1473 Margaret Pole was born. She was a Yorkist princess, the daughter of Edward IV’s brother George, the Duke of Clarence. Her life was one big...
Tudor Minute August 13: Mary marries Louis by p...
Today in 1514 princess Mary Tudor, sister to Henry VIII, married Louis XII by proxy in Greenwich Palace. She was 18 when she married Louis, and he was 52....
Tudor Minute August 13: Mary marries Louis by p...
Today in 1514 princess Mary Tudor, sister to Henry VIII, married Louis XII by proxy in Greenwich Palace. She was 18 when she married Louis, and he was 52....
Tudor Minute August 12: Spain Sails Away
Today in 1588 the dramatic several weeks of Spanish invasion came to an end when Commander of the English fleet Lord Howard of Effingham called off the chase of...
Tudor Minute August 12: Spain Sails Away
Today in 1588 the dramatic several weeks of Spanish invasion came to an end when Commander of the English fleet Lord Howard of Effingham called off the chase of...
Tudor Minute August 11: Greenwich Friars Evicted
Today in 1534 140 Friars Observant were evicted from their religious house in Greenwich by Henry VIII over their support for Katherine of Aragon and their refusal to accept Henry...
Tudor Minute August 11: Greenwich Friars Evicted
Today in 1534 140 Friars Observant were evicted from their religious house in Greenwich by Henry VIII over their support for Katherine of Aragon and their refusal to accept Henry...
Tudor Minute August 10: RIP Thomas Knyvett
Today in 1512 Thomas Knyvett died. Thomas Knyvett was an English nobleman who was a close friend of Henry VIII, shortly after Henry came to the throne. According to...
Tudor Minute August 10: RIP Thomas Knyvett
Today in 1512 Thomas Knyvett died. Thomas Knyvett was an English nobleman who was a close friend of Henry VIII, shortly after Henry came to the throne. According to...
Tudor Minute August 7: A Shakespearean Villain ...
Today in 1600 Sir Thomas Lucy was buried in Warwickshire. He was a magistrate and Member of Parliament, but he is best known as a Shakespearian Villain. Lucy was...
Tudor Minute August 7: A Shakespearean Villain ...
Today in 1600 Sir Thomas Lucy was buried in Warwickshire. He was a magistrate and Member of Parliament, but he is best known as a Shakespearian Villain. Lucy was...