January 14 - Francis Kett leaps and dances in the fire
On this day in Tudor history, 14th January 1589, physician Francis Kett, was burned for heresy near Norwich Castle. A local minister described him as "leaping and dancing" in the fire, clapping his...
13 Jan 20204min
January 13 - The Prince of Poets
On this day in Tudor history, 13th January 1599, Elizabethan poet and administrator in Ireland, Edmund Spenser, died in Westminster. He was described as "the prince of poets in his time" and is best k...
12 Jan 20208min
January 12 - Elizabeth I goes to the Tower!
On this day in Tudor history, Thursday 12th January 1559, Queen Elizabeth I travelled by barge from Whitehall to the Tower of London to prepare for her coronation, which was due to take place on the 1...
11 Jan 20204min
January 11 - A coulourful Lord of Misrule
On this day in Tudor history, 11th January 1579, courtier, Member of Parliament, Lord of Misrule and poet, George Ferrers, was buried at Flamstead, Hertfordshire. Ferrers was a rather colourful Tud...
10 Jan 20207min
January 10 - There never was so obstinate a heretic
On this day in Tudor history, 10th January 1532, Protestant martyr Thomas Dusgate, also known as Thomas Benet, was burned at the stake at Livery Dole in Heavitree, near Exeter. Benet was a zealous R...
9 Jan 20207min
January 9 - A queen twice over
On this day in Tudor history, 9th January 1514, Anne of Brittany, Queen Consort of King Louis XII of France, died at Château Blois in France. She was buried in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis an...
8 Jan 20205min
January 8 - Mary Shelton, Anne Boleyn's cousin and lady
On this day in Tudor history, 8th January 1571, Mary Shelton (married names: Heveningham and Appleyard) was buried at Heveningham Church, Suffolk. Mary Shelton was Queen Anne Boleyn's cousin and lad...
7 Jan 20204min
January 7 - "You shall find Calais lying in my heart"
On this day in Tudor history, 7th January 1558, in the reign of Queen Mary I, England lost Calais to the French. It was a devastating blow as Calais had been held by England for over 200 years and ...
6 Jan 20206min
