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Tudor Minute September 11: Gregory Gives Thanks
Today in 1572 Pope Gregory XIII ordered a commemoration both for the defeat of the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571, and the St. Bartholomew’s Day...
Tudor Minute September 11: Gregory Gives Thanks
Today in 1572 Pope Gregory XIII ordered a commemoration both for the defeat of the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571, and the St. Bartholomew’s Day...
Tudor Minute September 10: Elizabeth is christened
Today in 1533 the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth, was christened at the church of observant friars in Greenwich. She was three days old. The mayor, and...
Tudor Minute September 10: Elizabeth is christened
Today in 1533 the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth, was christened at the church of observant friars in Greenwich. She was three days old. The mayor, and...
Tudor Minute September 6: The Golden Hinde ente...
Today in 1578 a ship called the Pelican sailed into the Pacific ocean on a trip that would ultimately lead to a circumnavigation of the globe. Already over a...
Tudor Minute September 6: The Golden Hinde ente...
Today in 1578 a ship called the Pelican sailed into the Pacific ocean on a trip that would ultimately lead to a circumnavigation of the globe. Already over a...
Tudor Minute September 5: RIP Katherine Parr
Today in 1548 Katherine Parr died. She was Henry VIII’s final wife, having outlived him, but only for just over a year. Childbed fever caught her, the way it did...
Tudor Minute September 5: RIP Katherine Parr
Today in 1548 Katherine Parr died. She was Henry VIII’s final wife, having outlived him, but only for just over a year. Childbed fever caught her, the way it did...
Tudor Minute September 4: Robert Dudley Dies
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for September 4. Today in 1588 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, died. After being...
Tudor Minute September 4: Robert Dudley Dies
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for September 4. Today in 1588 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, died. After being...
Tudor Minute September 2: England in Ireland
Today in 1534 Gerald Fitzgerald the Lord Deputy of Ireland died in the Tower of London. This was the period when England was trying to get a hold of their...
Tudor Minute September 2: England in Ireland
Today in 1534 Gerald Fitzgerald the Lord Deputy of Ireland died in the Tower of London. This was the period when England was trying to get a hold of their...