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Tudor Minute August 1: Anne made Marquess of Pe...
Today in 1532 Henry VIII made Anne Boleyn Marquess of Pembroke. It was the first hereditary peerage title granted to a woman. The then extinct title of Earl of...
Tudor Minute August 1: Anne made Marquess of Pe...
Today in 1532 Henry VIII made Anne Boleyn Marquess of Pembroke. It was the first hereditary peerage title granted to a woman. The then extinct title of Earl of...
Tudor Minute August 31: Robert Samuel, Ipswich ...
Today on 1555 Robert Samuel was executed. He was one of the famous Ipswich Martyrs, and John Foxe’s Book of Martyrs ensures his place in history. He was a...
Tudor Minute August 31: Robert Samuel, Ipswich ...
Today on 1555 Robert Samuel was executed. He was one of the famous Ipswich Martyrs, and John Foxe’s Book of Martyrs ensures his place in history. He was a...
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 des Prez
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 des Prez
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
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for August 26. Today in 1533 there was a great ceremony held...
Tudor Minute August 26: Anne Enters Confinement
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for August 26. Today in 1533 there was a great ceremony held...