9 June - From traitor to sword bearer
On 9th June 1511, in the reign of King Henry VIII, William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, died. Who was Courtenay and how did he go from being in favour to being a traitor and then back to being in f...
8 Jun 202155s
June 2021 at the Tudor Society!
As usual, June is a busy month at the Tudor Society with lots of Tudor goodies for Tudor Society members to enjoy! Here, Tudor Society founder, historian and author Claire Ridgway, gives an overview...
8 Jun 20215min
8 June - Mary is very wrong
Henry VIII's eldest daughter, Mary, was convinced that her woes were all down to her stepmother, Anne Boleyn, and so there was hope for Mary after Anne Boleyn's execution in 1536. What did Mary expect...
7 Jun 202159s
7 June - The execution of Elizabeth I's physician
On this day in Tudor history, 7th June 1594, Elizabeth I’s physician, Roderigo Lopez, was hanged, drawn and quartered after being accused of plotting to poison the queen. Find out more about Lopez an...
6 Jun 202159s
6 June - William Hunnis, a man lucky to die a natural death
On this day in Tudor history, 6th June 1597, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, musician William Hunnis died a natural death. He was lucky as he could so easily have lost his head in Mary I's reign. F...
5 Jun 202158s
5 June - Robert Devereux is in trouble
On this day in Tudor history, 5th June 1600, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was in a spot of bother. Even though he was usually one of Elizabeth I's favourite, he was charged with insubordination. Oh...
4 Jun 202156s
4 June - Amy Robsart
On 4th June 1550, Robert Dudley married his sweetheart, Amy Robsart, at the royal palace of Sheen at Richmond, near London, in a ceremony attended by King Edward VI. In this #TudorHistoryShorts talk,...
4 Jun 202158s
Did Anne Boleyn bring French fashion to court?
In this latest edition of her Fan Q&A series, historian Claire Ridgway answers Jessica's question "Did Anne Boleyn bring French fashion to court herself or were others involved?" Anne Boleyn spent s...
3 Jun 20218min
