April 5 - The Pope was wrong...
On this day in Tudor history, 5th April 1533, the English Church's legislative body, Convocation, ruled that the pope was wrong and that Henry VIII was right, i.e. it ruled that the Pope had no power ...
4 Apr 20203min
April 4 - William Strachey and Shakespeare's The Tempest
On this day in Tudor history, 4th April 1572, William Strachey, writer and historian of Virginia, was born in Saffron Walden in Essex, England. Strachey's account of the 1609 shipwreck of the Sea Ven...
3 Apr 20205min
April 3 - Peace between Elizabeth I, France and the Empire
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd April 1559, the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis was signed between King Henry II of France and King Philip II of Spain. The previous day, 2nd April 1559, it had been signed...
2 Apr 20204min
April 2 - The death of Prince Arthur
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd April 1502, Arthur, Prince of Wales, son and heir of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, died at Ludlow Castle. He was just fifteen years old, and had only been mar...
1 Apr 20205min
April 1 - William Harvey, his experiments and blood circulation
On this day in Tudor history, 1st April 1578, English physician William Harvey, was born in Folkestone, Kent. Harvey has gone down in history as being the man who discovered the circulation of blood, ...
31 Mar 20206min
March 31 - John Donne, the bell tolls for thee
On this day in history, 31st March 1631, the Tudor and Stuart metaphysical poet, satirist, lawyer and clergyman John Donne died. Donne had an amazing career, going on voyages, serving as a royal cha...
30 Mar 20205min
March 30 - Thomas Cranmer and his protestation
On this day in Tudor history, 30th March 1533, at the Passion Sunday service, Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. His consecration was not like those ...
29 Mar 20204min
March 29 - Children encourage John Laurence at his sad end
On this day in Tudor history, 29th March 1555, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Protestant and former Dominican priest, John Laurence, was burned at the stake for heresy in Colchester. At his burning, ...
28 Mar 20203min
