December 13 - Sir Francis Drake sets off
On this day in Tudor history, 13th December 1577, pirate, sea captain, and explorer Sir Francis Drake finally left the port of Plymouth on his circumnavigation of the Globe. Claire has spoken about ...
12 Dec 20192min
December 12 - London sympathises with the Earl of Surrey
On this day in Tudor history, 12th December 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was led through the streets of London from Ely Place, where he had been held ...
11 Dec 20195min
December 11 - Robert Dudley's lover and mother of his son
On this day in history, 11th December 1608, one of Queen Elizabeth I’s former ladies and a lover of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. Her name was Doug...
10 Dec 20196min
December 10 - The ends of Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham
On this day in Tudor history, 10th December 1541, Thomas Culpeper, a gentleman of the privy chamber, and Francis Dereham, a member of the queen’s household, were executed at Tyburn. They had been fo...
9 Dec 20195min
December 9 - The King is a beast and worse than a beast!
On this day in Tudor history, 9th December 1538, Sir Edward Neville, courtier, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and son of George Neville, 2nd Baron Bergavenny, was beheaded on Tower Hill. He had been...
8 Dec 20195min
December 8 - Birth of Mary, Queen of Scots
On this day in Tudor history, 8th December 1542, Mary Stuart (Stewart), or Mary, Queen of Scots, was born at Linlithgow Palace in Scotland. Mary was the daughter of King James V of Scotland and his ...
7 Dec 20197min
December 7 - Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots
Today, 7th December, is the traditional date given for the birth of Henry Stuart (Stewart), Duke of Albany and Lord Darnley, in 1545. Lord Darnley was the son of Margaret Douglas and grandson of Mar...
6 Dec 20196min
