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Tudor Minute November 19: Happy Birthday Charles I
Today in 1600 James VI of Scotland and his wife Anne of Denmark, had a son, Charles. This second son of James - who would become James I...
Tudor Minute November 19: Happy Birthday Charles I
Today in 1600 James VI of Scotland and his wife Anne of Denmark, had a son, Charles. This second son of James - who would become James I...
November 17 - the Queen is Dead, Long Live the ...
Today in 1558 Mary I died, aged 42 years old. She had made a will at Easter believing herself to be pregnant, but her husband Philip I left...
November 17 - the Queen is Dead, Long Live the ...
Today in 1558 Mary I died, aged 42 years old. She had made a will at Easter believing herself to be pregnant, but her husband Philip I left...
Tudor Minute November 16: Spanish troops occupy...
Today in 1572 Spanish troops under Don Frederik (the Spanish General Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo) occupied and plundered Zutphen in the Netherlands. This would eventually drag Elizabeth into the conflict...
Tudor Minute November 16: Spanish troops occupy...
Today in 1572 Spanish troops under Don Frederik (the Spanish General Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo) occupied and plundered Zutphen in the Netherlands. This would eventually drag Elizabeth into the conflict...
Tudor Minute November 13: Lady Jane Grey’s tria...
Today in 1553 Lady Jane Grey’s trial started at London’s Guildhall, along with her husband Guilford Dudley. She was, of course, being tried for having claimed the throne during...
Tudor Minute November 13: Lady Jane Grey’s tria...
Today in 1553 Lady Jane Grey’s trial started at London’s Guildhall, along with her husband Guilford Dudley. She was, of course, being tried for having claimed the throne during...
Tudor Minute November 12: Gardiner Passes and E...
Today we mark two events that are related. On November 12, 1555, Mary I’s Parliament reestablished the Catholic faith in England and was reunited with the Pope. It’s...
Tudor Minute November 12: Gardiner Passes and E...
Today we mark two events that are related. On November 12, 1555, Mary I’s Parliament reestablished the Catholic faith in England and was reunited with the Pope. It’s...
Tudor Minute November 10: RIP Richard Chancellor
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for November 10. Today in 1556 Richard Chancellor died. He was a navigator...
Tudor Minute November 10: RIP Richard Chancellor
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for November 10. Today in 1556 Richard Chancellor died. He was a navigator...