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Tudor Minute October 19: Ferdinand and Isabella...
Today in 1469 Ferdinand and Isabella got married. After her father, King John II of Castile died, Isabella was pressured by her brother King Henry IV to marry...
Tudor Minute October 19: Ferdinand and Isabella...
Today in 1469 Ferdinand and Isabella got married. After her father, King John II of Castile died, Isabella was pressured by her brother King Henry IV to marry...
Tudor Minute October 16: Death of two Oxford Ma...
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 Cranmer, commemorated by...
Tudor Minute October 16: Death of two Oxford Ma...
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 Cranmer, commemorated by...
Tudor Minute October 15: Prince Edward is Chris...
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 front of a crowd of several...
Tudor Minute October 15: Prince Edward is Chris...
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 front of a crowd of several...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. Early on Henry VIII read...
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. Early on Henry VIII read...