March 11 - William Warner, our English Homer
On this day in history, 11th March 1609, Tudor poet and lawyer William Warner was buried at the Church of St John the Baptist at Great Amwell in Hertfordshire. Not many people today have heard of W...
10 Mar 20203min
March 10 - John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford and his role in the Wars of the Roses
On this day in Tudor history, 10th March 1513, magnate John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, died at his home at Castle Hedingham in Essex. Oxford was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses and played an...
9 Mar 20207min
March 9 - Frances Radcliffe, Countess of Sussex, and her most rare gifts both of mind and body
On this day in Tudor history, 9th March 1589, Lady Frances Radcliffe, Countess of Sussex, and wife of Sir Thomas Radcliffe, Lord Fitzwalter and 3rd Earl of Sussex, died at her home in Bermondsey. Fr...
8 Mar 20205min
March 8 - Henry VIII receives a leopard
On this day in Tudor history, 8th March 1516, Sir John Wiltshire wrote to King Henry VIII from the English territory of Calais warning him that a couple of gifts were on their way to the king from the...
7 Mar 20205min
March 7 - The Great Comet
This day in Tudor history, 7th March 1556, was one of the days on which the Great Comet, or the Comet of Charles V, was seen and recorded by Paul Fabricius, mathematician and physician at the court of...
6 Mar 20204min
March 6 - The Dissolution of the Monasteries
On this day in Tudor history, 6th March 1536, King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries began when the “Act for the Suppression (or Dissolution) of the Lesser Monasteries” was introduced into t...
5 Mar 20204min
March 5 - Tobacco comes to Europe
On this day in Tudor history, 5th March 1558, Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes brought back live tobacco plants and seeds from Mexico to Europe. In today's "On This Day in Tudor History", Clair...
4 Mar 20208min
March 4 - William Bullokar and his 40-letter alphabet
On this day in history, 4th March 1609, Tudor spelling reformer and grammarian William Bullokar died at Chichester in West Sussex. William Bullokar is known for writing the first grammar book of En...
3 Mar 20203min
