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Tudor Minute August 30: Katherine Parr has a da...
Today in 1548 Mary Seymour was born. She was the daughter of Katherine Parr to Thomas Seymour. There are plenty of rumors that Katherine Parr had had a thing...
Tudor Minute August 30: Katherine Parr has a da...
Today in 1548 Mary Seymour was born. She was the daughter of Katherine Parr to Thomas Seymour. There are plenty of rumors that Katherine Parr had had a thing...
Tudor Minute August 29: RIP Lucas de Heere
Today in 1584 Lucas De Heere died. De Heere was a Flemish portrait painter, poet, and writer who was a leading artist of the Tudor court after fleeing the Netherlands...
Tudor Minute August 29: RIP Lucas de Heere
Today in 1584 Lucas De Heere died. De Heere was a Flemish portrait painter, poet, and writer who was a leading artist of the Tudor court after fleeing the Netherlands...
Tudor Minute August 28: Mary Warned about Mass
Today in 1551 Edward VI’s Lord Chancellor Richard Rich visited Edward’s Half sister Mary to tell her she needed to stop celebrating the Catholic Mass. This was a constant thorn...
Tudor Minute August 28: Mary Warned about Mass
Today in 1551 Edward VI’s Lord Chancellor Richard Rich visited Edward’s Half sister Mary to tell her she needed to stop celebrating the Catholic Mass. This was a constant thorn...
Tudor Minute August 27: RIP Josquin
Today marks the death, in 1521 of Josquin des Prez, and while this isn’t directly Tudor related, the music of Josquin greatly influenced our Tudor composers. In the 16th century...
Tudor Minute August 27: RIP Josquin
Today marks the death, in 1521 of Josquin des Prez, and while this isn’t directly Tudor related, the music of Josquin greatly influenced our Tudor composers. In the 16th century...
Tudor Minute August 26: Anne enters confinement
Today in 1533 there was a great ceremony held for Anne Boleyn as she went into confinement, pregnant with what everyone hoped would be a boy who would justify the...
Tudor Minute August 26: Anne enters confinement
Today in 1533 there was a great ceremony held for Anne Boleyn as she went into confinement, pregnant with what everyone hoped would be a boy who would justify the...
Tudor Minute August 23: Stephen Gardiner rises ...
Today in 1553 Mary Tudor made Stephen Gardiner her Lord Chancellor.
Tudor Minute August 23: Stephen Gardiner rises ...
Today in 1553 Mary Tudor made Stephen Gardiner her Lord Chancellor.