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Tudor Minute October 19: Ferdinand and Isabella Get Married
Today in 1469 Ferdinand and Isabella got married. After her father, King John II of Castile died, Isabella was pressured by her brother Kin...
Tudor Minute October 16: Death of two Oxford Martyrs
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 C...
Tudor Minute October 15: Prince Edward is Christened (and Jane is healthy)
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 ...
October 14: Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial
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 ...
Tudor Minute October 9 - Happy Anniversary Mary Tudor
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 re...
October 6 - William Tyndale is executed
October 6 is the date generally given to the execution of William Tyndale, in 1536. He was an English scholar, reformer, and Bible translator....
Tudor Minute October 5: RIP Edward Wotton
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for October 5.
Today in 1555 Edward Wotten...
September 29 - Campeggio Arrives to Great Expectations...
Today in 1528 Cardinal Campeggio, the Papal legate, arrived in Dover in preparation for the special legatine court which would determine the...
Tudor Minute September 28: Mary Tudor Arrives at the Tower
Today in 1533 Mary Tudor arrived in the Tower of London in a barge to prepare for her coronation where she would stay for two days before leavi...
Tudor Minute September 25: Happy Birthday Stephen Borough
Today in 1525 the explorer Stephen Borough was born in Devon. Devon and Cornwall were were some of the communities of explorers and adventur...
Tudor Minute September 24: Prince Arthur is Baptized in Winchester
Today in 1586 Arthur Tudor was christened. Prince Arthur, Henry VIII’s older brother, was christened at Winchester Cathedral. Of course Henr...
Tudor Minute September 23: The Battle of Blore Heath
Today in 1459 the first major battle of the Wars of the Roses, the Battle of Blore Heath, took place. The First Battle of St Albans took place...