February 25 - Elizabeth I is excommunicated
On this day in Tudor history, 25th February 1570, Pope Pius V issued the papal bull “Regnans in Excelsis”. This bull not only excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I, it also freed her Catholic subjects from...
24 Feb 20205min
February 24 - Katherine Howard, Elizabeth I's good friend
On this day in Tudor history, 24th February 1603, Katherine Howard (née Carey), Countess of Nottingham, died at Arundel House. Katherine was a close friend of Queen Elizabeth I and it is thought th...
23 Feb 20205min
February 23 - Job Throckmorton, a colourful and lucky character
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd February 1601, religious pamphleteer and Member of Parliament, Job Throckmorton, was buried at Haseley in Warwickshire. Job was known for his alleged involvement i...
22 Feb 20204min
February 22 - Marie de Guise, who avoided marrying Henry VIII!
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd February 1540, twenty-four-year-old Marie de Guise, or Mary of Guise, queen consort of King James V of Scotland, was crowned queen at Holyrood Abbey. Did you know ...
21 Feb 20205min
February 21 - Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick
On this day in Tudor history, 21st February 1590, Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, Master of the Ordnance and Privy Councillor, died at Bedford House on the Strand. Ambrose had been a loyal roy...
20 Feb 20204min
February 20 - The hanging of Lady Hungerford
On this day in Tudor history, 20th February 1523, Agnes, or Alice, Lady Hungerford, was hanged at Tyburn. Agnes was said to have "procured" her servants to murder her first husband, John Cotell, wh...
19 Feb 20202min
February 19 - The Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse
On this day in Tudor history, 19th February 1592, the Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan play house built by Philip Henslowe, was opened on Bankside in London. Plays performed at the theatre included Shak...
18 Feb 20204min
February 18 - The Ridolfi Plot against Elizabeth I
On this day in history, 18th February 1612, Italian banker Roberto di Ridolfi died in Florence, Italy, aged 80. Amazingly, he died a natural death even though he'd been the brains behind the Ridolf...
17 Feb 20204min
