October 14 - Sir Thomas Chaloner and his very strong teeth!
On this day in Tudor history, 14th October 1565, diplomat and poet, Sir Thomas Chaloner the Elder, died at his home in Clerkenwell, London. He was just forty-four years old. He’d served four Tudor mon...
13 Okt 20205min
October 13 - Mary I's secret meetings with ambassadors in disguise
On this day in Tudor history, 13th October 1553, Queen Mary I wrote a very interesting letter to the imperial ambassador, Simon Renard. In it, she asked the ambassador to meet with her secretly, and s...
12 Okt 20204min
October 12 - A revenge assassination by bandits in Wales
On this day in Tudor history, 12th October 1555, Lewis Owen, member of Parliament and administrator in Wales, was assassinated on Dugoed Mawddwy, a mountain pass. Owen was murdered by a group of band...
11 Okt 20204min
October 11 - Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn set sail for Calais
On this day in Tudor history, 11th October 1532, King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, the newly created Marquess of Pembroke, set sail from Dover aboard the king’s ship, The Swallow. They were off to C...
11 Okt 20204min
October 10 - The funeral of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Elizabeth I's favourite
On this day in Tudor history, 10th October 1588, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, was buried in the Beauchamp Chapel of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, according to his instructions. His f...
9 Okt 20205min
October 9 - Miguel de Cervantes and Don Quixote
On this day in Tudor history, 9th October 1547, Miguel de Cervantes, author of the famous classic “Don Quixote”, a book known as "the first modern novel", was baptised in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. His...
8 Okt 20205min
October 8 - Henry VIII forces Princess Mary to write letters
On this day in Tudor history, 8th October 1536, while the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion was getting underway in Lincolnshire and spreading to Yorkshire, Henry VIII wasn’t only issuing orders regarding...
7 Okt 20205min
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
