June 17 - Mary, Queen of Scots is imprisoned in Scotland
On this day in Tudor history, 17th June 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned at Loch Leven Castle following her surrender at the Battle of Carberry Hill on 15th June. Sadly, while she was impr...
16 Jun 20203min
June 16 - Sir John Cheke, scholar and statesman
On this day in Tudor history, 16th June 1514, English classical scholar and statesman, Sir John Cheke was born in Cambridge. Cheke was the first Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University, tu...
15 Jun 20203min
June 15 - Tudor Court Fools
On this day in Tudor history, 15th June 1559, William Somer (Sommers), court fool to Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I, died in Shoreditch, London. Somer managed to survive upsetting the king by cal...
14 Jun 20208min
June 14 - Two courtiers in trouble for supporting Mary
On this day in Tudor history, 14th June 1536, not long after the fall of Anne Boleyn, two courtiers, Sir Anthony Browne and Sir Francis Bryan, were interrogated regarding their alleged support of Mary...
13 Jun 20206min
June 13 - Pregnant Catherine Parr goes to Sudeley
On this day in Tudor history, 13th June 1548, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, and his wife, Catherine Parr, the dowager queen, set off from Catherine’s manor of Hanworth in London to tra...
12 Jun 20205min
June 12 - Thomas Cromwell's quaking hand and most sorrowful heart
On this day in Tudor history, 12th June 1540, a clearly frightened Thomas Cromwell, who was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his arrest on 10th June for treason, wrote to King Henry VIII re...
11 Jun 20205min
June 11 - St Barnabas Day and garlands
Happy St Barnabas Day! Yes, 11th June is the Feast of St Barnabas, a feast day that was celebrated by the Tudors by decorating churches with garlands of flowers. Find out more about St Barnabas an...
10 Jun 20204min
June 10 - Elizabeth I's Frog
On this day in Tudor history, 10th June 1584, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon, died in Paris. It is thought that he died of malaria. Why is Claire talking about ...
9 Jun 20207min
