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Tudor Minute October 17: Death of Sir Philip Si...
Sir Philip Sidney died in 1586.Sir Philip was born in 1554 in Kent, and he is remembered for his poetry, but also as a national hero for defending the...
Tudor Minute October 17: Death of Sir Philip Si...
Sir Philip Sidney died in 1586.Sir Philip was born in 1554 in Kent, and he is remembered for his poetry, but also as a national hero for defending the...
Tudor Minute October 16: Death of Two Oxford Ma...
Today we mark the death of Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridby in 1555 – they were two of the three famous Oxford Martyrs, along with Archbishop Cranmer, commemorated by John...
Tudor Minute October 16: Death of Two Oxford Ma...
Today we mark the death of Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridby in 1555 – they were two of the three famous Oxford Martyrs, along with Archbishop Cranmer, commemorated by John...
Tudor Minute October 15: Edward is Christened
Today in 1537 Henry and Jane Seymour’s son Edward, the future Edward VI, was christened in Hampton court. Thomas Cranmer performed the rites in front of a crowd of several...
Tudor Minute October 15: Edward is Christened
Today in 1537 Henry and Jane Seymour’s son Edward, the future Edward VI, was christened in Hampton court. Thomas Cranmer performed the rites in front of a crowd of several...
Tudor Minute October 14: Mary Queen of Scots go...
Today in 1486 the trial of Mary Queen of Scots began. At first she had refused to take part in any trial saying that it didn’t apply to her because...
Tudor Minute October 14: Mary Queen of Scots go...
Today in 1486 the trial of Mary Queen of Scots began. At first she had refused to take part in any trial saying that it didn’t apply to her because...
Tudor Minute October 11: Henry's the Defender o...
In 1521 Henry VIII received the title Defender of the Faith - Fidei Defensor - from Pope Leo X. This was a new title that would belong to the English...
Tudor Minute October 11: Henry's the Defender o...
In 1521 Henry VIII received the title Defender of the Faith - Fidei Defensor - from Pope Leo X. This was a new title that would belong to the English...
Tudor Minute October 10: Smallpox Strikes Again
Today in 1562, 29 year old Elizabeth I got a bad cold. It was actually smallpox. At first she didn’t believe that she could actually get smallpox, which was...
Tudor Minute October 10: Smallpox Strikes Again
Today in 1562, 29 year old Elizabeth I got a bad cold. It was actually smallpox. At first she didn’t believe that she could actually get smallpox, which was...