April 23 - George Boleyn loses out
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd April 1536, St George's Day, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, lost to Nicholas Carew in the Order of the Garter elections. George Boleyn was, of course, the brother o...
22 Apr 20208min
April 22 - Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd April, Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, magnate and Warden of the West Marches, died. This Knight of the Garter had a successful career, although he was imp...
21 Apr 20206min
April 21 - The Philosopher's Stone offered to Elizabeth I
On this day in Tudor history, 21st April 1581, alchemist Thomas Charnock was buried at Otterhampton in Somerset. Charnock was obsessed with alchemy and claimed to have made the philosopher's stone, ...
20 Apr 20207min
April 20 - Lady Mary Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey
On this day in Tudor history, 20th April 1578, Lady Mary Keys (née Grey), sister of Lady Jane Grey and wife of Thomas Keys, died at her home in the parish of St Botolph without Aldgate, London. Like ...
19 Apr 20205min
April 19 - Mary, Queen of Scots gets betrothed
On this day in Tudor history, 19th April 1558, fifteen-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots and fourteen-year-old Francis, the Dauphin, son of King Henry II of France, were formally betrothed at the Louvre P...
18 Apr 20204min
April 18 - Eustace Chapuys bumps into Anne Boleyn
Ok, so they didn’t physically bump into each other, but on this day in Tudor history, 18th April 1536, just a month and a day before Anne Boleyn’s execution, imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys was ma...
17 Apr 20206min
April 17 - St Henry Walpole
On this day in Tudor history, 17th April 1595, or according to some sources 7th April, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Jesuit Henry Walpole was hanged, drawn and quartered in the city of York. Walp...
16 Apr 20206min
April 16 - A fortune from drinkable gold
On this day in Tudor history, 16th April 1550, alchemist, apothecary and physician Francis Anthony was born, probably in London. He had a rather eventful life, being imprisoned on several occasions, a...
15 Apr 20205min
