February 1 - Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots' death warrant
On this day in Tudor history, 1st February 1587, Queen Elizabeth I called her secretary, William Davison, to her and asked him to bring her the death warrant of Mary, Queen of Scots. She then signed i...
31 Jan 20205min
January 31 - The great devil of all
On this day in history, 31st January 1606, Gunpowder Plot conspirators Thomas Winter, Ambrose Rookwood, Robert Keyes, and Guy Fawkes were executed for treason at the Old Palace Yard, Westminster. Two ...
30 Jan 20204min
January 30 - Four Gunpowder Plotters come to sticky ends
On this day in history, 30th January 1606, Gunpowder plotters Everard Digby, Robert Wintour, John Grant and Thomas Bates were executed for treason at St Paul’s Churchyard. Find out how they came to th...
29 Jan 20207min
January 29 - Queen Anne Boleyn miscarries
On this day in Tudor history, 29th January 1536, the same day that Catherine of Aragon was buried at Peterborough Abbey, Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII suffered a miscarriage. Con...
28 Jan 20204min
January 28 - Elizabeth I, friend of the Ottoman Empire
On this day in Tudor history, 28th January 1598, diplomat Edward Barton died of dysentery on the island of Heybeli Ada, in the Sea of Marmara, off the coast of Istanbul. Barton and his predecessor, Wi...
27 Jan 20208min
January 27 - The fate of the Gun Powder Plotters
On this day in Tudor history, 27th January 1606, in the reign of King James I, the eight surviving conspirators of the November 1605 Gunpowder Plot were tried at Westminster for high treason. Why is ...
26 Jan 20208min
January 26 - Justice Spelman and Anne Boleyn's trial
On this day in Tudor history, 26th January 1546, judge of assize and law reporter, Sir John Spelman, died. Now, you may never have heard of Justice John Spelman, but his reports on the legal cases o...
25 Jan 20209min
January 25 - Bonfires, torches, bells ringing...
25th January is the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, an important day in Tudor times. It celebrated the conversion of Saul, a man known for his persecution of Christians, on the road to Damascus. ...
24 Jan 20206min
