February 7 - Sir Thomas More
On this day in history, 7th February 1477 or 1478, Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, was born in London. More had once wanted to be a monk, but ended up being one of the most well-known...
6 Feb 20204min
February 6 - Thomas Cutwode and his dodgy works
On this day in Tudor history, 6th February 1561, poet Tailboys Dymoke (pseudonym Thomas Cutwode) was baptised at Kyme in Lincolnshire. Dymoke, or Cutwode, is known for his allegorical poem, The Bumbl...
5 Feb 20203min
February 5 - Elizabeth under investigation
On this day in Tudor history, 5th February 1549, in the reign of King Edward VI, fifteen-year-old Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth I, was summoned to appear before Sir Robert Tyrwhitt, who was ke...
4 Feb 20205min
February 4 - Mary Boleyn gets married
On this day in Tudor history, Saturday 4th February 1520, Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, got married to William Carey in the Chapel Royal at Greenwich Palace, in a service attended by King Henry ...
3 Feb 20204min
February 3 - Silken Thomas
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd February 1537, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (known as Silken Thomas), his five uncles and Sir John Burnell, were executed ...
2 Feb 20207min
February 2 - Sir Francis Bryan, the Vicar of Hell
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd February 1550, Sir Francis Bryan, died suddenly in Ireland. He was a rather colourful Tudor character, known as much for his drinking, gambling and all-round bad beha...
1 Feb 20208min
February 1 - Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots' death warrant
On this day in Tudor history, 1st February 1587, Queen Elizabeth I called her secretary, William Davison, to her and asked him to bring her the death warrant of Mary, Queen of Scots. She then signed i...
31 Jan 20205min
January 31 - The great devil of all
On this day in history, 31st January 1606, Gunpowder Plot conspirators Thomas Winter, Ambrose Rookwood, Robert Keyes, and Guy Fawkes were executed for treason at the Old Palace Yard, Westminster. Two ...
30 Jan 20204min
