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Tudor Minute October 9: Happy Anniversary Mary
Today in 1514 Mary Tudor, Henry VIII’s sister, married Louis XII of France. She was 18, and he was 52. Mary was born in 1496, and she was reported to...
Tudor Minute October 9: Happy Anniversary Mary
Today in 1514 Mary Tudor, Henry VIII’s sister, married Louis XII of France. She was 18, and he was 52. Mary was born in 1496, and she was reported to...
Tudor Minute October 8: Happy Birthday Lady Mar...
Today is the birthday, in 1515, of Henry VIII’s niece, Lady Margaret Douglas. Margaret was the daughter of the Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her second husband Archibald Douglas,...
Tudor Minute October 8: Happy Birthday Lady Mar...
Today is the birthday, in 1515, of Henry VIII’s niece, Lady Margaret Douglas. Margaret was the daughter of the Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her second husband Archibald Douglas,...
Tudor Minute October 4: Cleves and England make...
Today in 1539 England and Cleves signed the marriage treaty between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Henry’s third wife, Jane Seymour, had died in childbirth two years earlier,...
Tudor Minute October 4: Cleves and England make...
Today in 1539 England and Cleves signed the marriage treaty between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Henry’s third wife, Jane Seymour, had died in childbirth two years earlier,...
Tudor Minute October 3: The Treaty of London is...
Today in 1518 the Tudor Court celebrated the Treaty of London, a treaty of Universal Peace agreed between the leading European nations, and called for non-aggression as well as coming...
Tudor Minute October 3: The Treaty of London is...
Today in 1518 the Tudor Court celebrated the Treaty of London, a treaty of Universal Peace agreed between the leading European nations, and called for non-aggression as well as coming...
Tudor Minute October 2: Happy Birthday Richard III
Today in 1452 Richard Plantagenet, the future Richard III, was born. He was the last Plantagenet king, usurping his brother’s throne in 1483 because he claimed that his brother, Edward...
Tudor Minute October 2: Happy Birthday Richard III
Today in 1452 Richard Plantagenet, the future Richard III, was born. He was the last Plantagenet king, usurping his brother’s throne in 1483 because he claimed that his brother, Edward...
Tudor Minute October 1: England gets a Queen
Today in 1553 Mary Tudor was crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey. At the start of her reign, Mary was very popular - she had the support of the...
Tudor Minute October 1: England gets a Queen
Today in 1553 Mary Tudor was crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey. At the start of her reign, Mary was very popular - she had the support of the...