November 8 - A true friend of scholars who had to give Catherine of Aragon bad news
On this day in Tudor history, 8th November 1534, courtier, scholar and literary patron, William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy, died at Sutton on the Hill in Derbyshire. He'd had a wonderful court care...
7 Nov 20207min
November 7 - Richard III and supporters are attainted
On this day in Tudor history, 7th November 1485, Henry VII's first parliament attainted King Richard III, and his supporters. As well as Richard, who was referred to as Richard, late Duke of Glouces...
6 Nov 20206min
November 6 - Catherine of Aragon meets Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales
On this day in Tudor history, 6th November 1501, Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, met her betrothed, Arthur, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King Henry...
5 Nov 20205min
November 5 - Remember, Remember the 5th of November
Today is the anniversary of the discovery of Gunpowder Plot conspirator, Guy Fawkes, and 36 barrels of gunpowder in a cellar beneath the Palace of Westminster on the night of 4th/5th November 1605. Th...
4 Nov 20209min
November 4 - A cardinal's actions lead to his family's undoing
On this day in Tudor history, 4th November 1538, Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu, his brother-in-law, Sir Edward Neville; Henry Courtenay, Marquis of Exeter; Courtenay's wife, Gertrude Blount, and the c...
3 Nov 20207min
November 3 - King Henry VIII is Supreme Head of the Church
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd November 1534, Parliament passed the First Act of Supremacy, establishing King Henry VIII's supremacy of the English church and rejecting the authority of the pope. ...
2 Nov 20207min
November 2 - Edward V, one of the Princes in the Tower
On this day in history, 2nd November 1470, the feast of All Souls, King Edward V was born at Westminster Abbey, London. Young Edward was King of England for just 2 months in 1483 before he disappeared...
1 Nov 20207min
November 1 - A baron with useful friends
On this day in Tudor history, 1st November 1527, the feast of All Saints, William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham, courtier and diplomat, was born. Cobham was a close friend of William Cecil, Baron Burghl...
31 Okt 20208min
