I just thought I'd highlight two "on this day in history" events for you today and give you links to read more about them:
- 21 December 1495 - Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford and 1st Earl of Pembroke, died at his manor at Thornbury at the age of around sixty-four. Click here to read more.
- 21 December 1545 - William Cecil, the future Baron Burghley, married his second wife, Mildred Cooke (1526-1589), eldest daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, Edward VI's tutor. Click here to read more.
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