June 24 - Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Elizabeth I's favourite
On this day in Tudor history, 24th June 1532, the feast of St John the Baptist, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and favourite of Elizabeth I, was born. Elizabeth I called Leicester her "eyes" and ...
23 Jun 20207min
June 23 - Levina Teerlinc and her miniatures
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd June 1576, painter and miniaturist, Levina Teerlinc, died at Stepney in London. Teerlinc was court painter to Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, and was...
22 Jun 20202min
June 22 - Thomas Boleyn becomes a Knight of the Bath
On this day in Tudor history, the night of 22nd June 1509, King Henry VIII rewarded twenty-six men for their loyal service to the crown by making them Knights of the Bath as part of the celebrations f...
21 Jun 20204min
June 21 - Lady Jane Grey is Edward's heir
On this day in Tudor history, 21st June 1553, letters patent were issued stating that the dying King Edward VI’s heir was Lady Jane Grey, eldest daughter of the king's cousin, Frances Grey (née Brando...
20 Jun 20206min
June 20 - Anne of Cleves is cross about Catherine Howard
On this day in Tudor history, 20th June 1540, Henry VIII’s fourth wife, Queen Anne of Cleves, complained to her advisor about her husband’s interest in one of her maids of honour, a certain Catherine ...
19 Jun 20205min
June 19 - A bad end for a priest threatening William Cecil with hell
On this day in Tudor history, 19th June 1573, Jesuit priest and former rector of a Lincolnshire parish, Thomas Woodhouse, was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Blessed Thomas Woodhouse was the ...
18 Jun 20205min
June 18 - Robert Recorde, his urinal and the equals sign
Yes, you read that title right! On this day in Tudor history, 18th June 1558, the will of Welsh mathematician, physician and mint administrator Robert Recorde was proved. Recorde invented the "=...
17 Jun 20204min
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
