August 28 - Robert Dudley's last letter to Elizabeth I
On this day in Tudor history, 28th August 1588, an ailing Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, wrote his final letter to his queen and childhood friend, Elizabeth I. He wrote it while on his way to Buxto...
27 Aug 20204min
August 27 - The Battle of St Quentin
On this day in Tudor history, 27th August 1557, St Quentin was stormed by English and Imperial forces. Admiral de Coligny and his French troops, numbering only a thousand, were overcome by around 60,0...
26 Aug 20205min
August 26 - A devastated Mary I prepares to be abandoned
On this day in Tudor history, 26th August 1555, Queen Mary I and her husband, Philip of Spain, departed from Whitehall in preparation for Philip's return to the Low Countries. This was an awful time...
25 Aug 202010min
August 25 - Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and uncle of two queens
On this day in history, 25th August 1554, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, magnate, soldier and uncle of Queens Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, died of natural causes at his home of Kenninghall i...
24 Aug 20205min
August 24 - Cecily of York, daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville
On this day in Tudor history, 24th August 1507, Cecily of York, Viscountess Welles, died at Hatfield in Hertfordshire. She was buried at “the friars”. Cecil was, of course, the daughter of King Edwa...
23 Aug 20205min
August 23 - The Siege of Haddington
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd August 1548, Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, arrived at the Siege of Haddington, in East Lothian, Scotland, with a large army. This siege was part of the Ang...
22 Aug 20207min
August 22 - The end of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd August 1553, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, was beheaded on Tower Hill for his part in putting his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, on the throne. Northumberla...
21 Aug 20206min
August 21 - A sad end to a bishop whose career spanned the reigns of three kings
On this day in Tudor history, 21st August 1536, two months after he was forced to resign his bishopric, Robert Sherborne (Sherborn), former Bishop of Chichester, died at Chichester. He was buried in t...
20 Aug 20208min
