October 7 - Catherine of Aragon wins this round
On this day in Tudor history, 7th October 1529, Pope Clement VII wrote to King Henry VIII regarding his quest for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. It wasn't good news. Catherine of...
6 Okt 20207min
October 6 - John Caius, royal physician and sweating sickness
On this day in Tudor history, 6th October 1510, John Caius was born at Norwich. Caius was a theological scholar, founder of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, royal physician (to Edward VI, Mary I...
5 Okt 20205min
October 5 - Edward Seymour gathers troops to defend Edward VI
On this day in Tudor history, 5th October 1549, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector, ordered a gathering of men at Hampton Court Palace, where he was lodged with the young King Edward ...
4 Okt 20206min
October 4 - Sir Francis Bigod and his rebellion
On this day in Tudor history, 4th October 1507, Sir Francis Bigod, was born at Seaton, in Hinderwell, Yorkshire. Bigod led an uprising in Yorkshire in January 1537, Bigod’s Rebellion, after the reb...
3 Okt 20204min
October 3 - Jane Seymour's coronation is postponed
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd October 1536, imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys wrote to Emperor Charles V informing him that Jane Seymour’s coronation was being postponed. Several dates for Hen...
2 Okt 20206min
October 2 - Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's sister, sets sail for France
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd October 1514, eighteen-year-old Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII, set off from Dover to sail to France to marry fifty-two-year-old King Louis XII of France. Thin...
1 Okt 20205min
October 1 - John Alcock, bishop and tutor to one of the Princes in the Tower
On this day in Tudor history, 1st October 1500, John Alcock, Bishop of Ely, died at Wisbech Castle. Alcock wasn’t just a bishop, he was a scholar, a royal tutor, and an administrator. He served as tu...
30 Sep 20205min
September 30 - A victorious Henry VIII returns to England
On this day in Tudor history, 30th September 1544, fifty-three-year-old King Henry VIII returned to England after his third invasion of France and the French surrender of Boulogne to him and his troop...
29 Sep 20205min
