On this day in Tudor history, 3rd September 1553, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Edward Courtenay was created Earl of Devon.
Courtenay, who was the second and only surviving son of Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter, and his second wife, Gertrude (née Blount), had been imprisoned in 1538, at the age of twelve, due to his family’s links with the Poles and Nevilles, but he was released shortly after the accession of Mary I.
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On this day in Tudor history, 2nd (or 3rd) September 1507, in the reign of King Henry VII, Thomas Savage, Archbishop of York, died at Cawood Castle in Yorkshire.
He was buried at York Minster, but his heart was buried at Macclesfield, at St Michael’s Church.
Savage also served as King Henry VII’s Lieutenant and High Commissioner in York and as a diplomat.
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On this day in Tudor history, 1st September 1599, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, translator, bookseller and Puritan Dorcas Martin (née Eccleston), Lady Martin, died. She was buried at All Hallows, Tottenham.
Dorcas was married to Sir Richard Martin, Master of the Mint and Lord Mayor of London, and is known for her translations of prayers, psalms and catechisms.
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