September 4 - A marriage is agreed between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
On this day in Tudor history, 4th September 1539, William, Duke of Cleves, signed the marriage treaty promising his sister, Anne of Cleves, in marriage to King Henry VIII. Anne would, of course, beco...
4 Sep 20205min
September 3 - The death of a clown
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd September 1588, or possibly the 5th September, actor and clown, Richard Tarlton, died in Shoreditch. He was buried in St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch. Tarlton was a ...
3 Sep 20205min
September 2 - A very wealthy Irish earl dies in the Tower
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd September 1534, Gerald Fitzgerald, 9th Earl of Kildare and Lord Deputy of Ireland, died in the Tower of London at around the age of 47. Kildare had been arrested on 2...
2 Sep 20208min
September 1 - Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn
On this day in Tudor history, 1st September 1566, Edward Alleyn, a major figure in the Elizabethan theatre, was born in the parish of St Botolph without Bishopsgate, London, and baptised the following...
1 Sep 20206min
August 31 - The Bloody Flux
On this day in Tudor history, 31st August 1545, a contagious disease known as the 'Bloody flux' hit the port of Portsmouth, killing many of the men serving on the ships in its port. But what was the...
31 Aug 20205min
August 30 - The Treaty of the More
On this day in Tudor history, 30th August 1525, the Treaty of the More was agreed between King Henry VIII of England and Louise of Savoy, who was acting as regent for her son, King Francis I of France...
30 Aug 20204min
August 29 - The Feast of the beheading of St John the Baptist
Today, 29th August, is the Feast of the beheading of St John the Baptist. Lovely! In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", shares the story behind this Tudor holy d...
29 Aug 20204min
August 28 - Robert Dudley's last letter to Elizabeth I
On this day in Tudor history, 28th August 1588, an ailing Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, wrote his final letter to his queen and childhood friend, Elizabeth I. He wrote it while on his way to Buxto...
28 Aug 20204min
