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
January 6 - Epiphany fun and feasting
Happy Epiphany! Happy Kings' Day! Yes, today is the Feast of the Epiphany, the day that commemorated the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child. Following on from yesterday's Teasel's Tudor Trivia ab...
5 Jan 20206min
January 5 - Richard Willes - A quirky Tudor man
On this day in Tudor history, 5th January 1546, in the reign of King Henry VIII, geographer and poet, Richard Willes, was born in Pulham, Dorset. Richard Willes has been described as "One of the qu...
4 Jan 20203min
January 4 - A rebel keeps his head
On this day in Tudor history, 4th January 1575, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, courtier, diplomat and former rebel, Sir William Pickering, died at his home, Pickering House, in London. He died ...
3 Jan 20208min
January 3 - Martin Luther is excommunicated
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd January 1521, Pope Leo X excommunicated Reformer, German priest and professor of theology Martin Luther from the Catholic Church. In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, a...
2 Jan 20206min
January 2 - A visit for the dying Catherine of Aragon
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd January 1536, imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, visited his good friend, Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII and a woman who was now officially cal...
1 Jan 20206min
January 1 - Henry VIII's disastrous meeting with Anne of Cleves
In today's "on this day in Tudor history talk", Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books, puts you out of your misery from the cliffhanger she left you with on 27th December, by telling y...
31 Dec 201912min
December 31 - The bishop who angered Elizabeth I
On this day in Tudor history, 31st December 1559, Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle, died while under house arrest in London. He was buried at St Dunstan-in-the-West on 6th January 1560. Oglethorp...
30 Dec 20195min
