On this day in Tudor history, 9th July 1575, Queen Elizabeth I visited Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire, home of her favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Her stay would be a long one, 19 days!
Find out a bit more about her stay at Kenilworth Castle in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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This week something a little different – Tim is taking us behind the scenes at Tudor Society headquarters.
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On this day in Tudor history, 8th July 1549, in the reign of King Edward VI, a rebellion began in East Anglia. It was Kett’s Rebellion.
Find out more about Kett’s Rebellion, why it began, what happened next and what happened to the rebels leaders, in this latest edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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I’m just putting the finishing touches to a course I’ve written for MedievalCourses.com on the fascinating 16th-century queen, Mary, Queen of Scots.
The course goes live on 1st September 2021, but you can pre-order it right now and save $25 with coupon code MQS2021 by going to…
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On this day in Tudor history, 7th July 1553, in the short reign of Queen Jane (Lady Jane Grey), Mary, eldest daughter of King Henry VIII, received news of her half-brother King Edward VI’s death.
Where was Mary when she received the news? What was she doing and what happened next?
Find out in this latest edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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On this day in Tudor history, 6th July 1570, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Margaret Clement (née Giggs), adopted daughter of Sir Thomas More, died in Mechelen.
Find out more about Margaret Clement, what Sir Thomas More had bequeathed her, and how she had helped some imprisoned priests, in this latest edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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In this latest edition in my “Facts about…” series, I share 18 interesting facts about Lady Jane Grey, or Queen Jane, who is also known as “The Nine Day Queen”.
Find out more about the fourth Tudor monarch…
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On this day in Tudor history, 5th July 1583, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, shoemaker John Copping was executed.
He’d been in trouble before due to his radical views, but what had he done this time?
Find out more about John Copping in this latest edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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In going through our resources, we came across this wonderful recording of John Guy talking about Mary, Queen of Scots. This was recorded on the Executed Queens tour of 2012.
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On 4th July 1623, Elizabethan composer William Byrd died.
Find out about William Byrd, his association with Thomas Tallis, and his works, in this latest edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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As we’re coming up to the anniversary of King Edward VI’s death on 6th July 1553, I thought I’d test your knowledge of the two men who led his government: Edward Seymour and John Dudley.
How much do you know about these two Tudor men?
Get those little grey cells working with this fun quiz on Edward Seymour and John Dudley.
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On 3rd July 1557, Queen Mary I said goodbye to her husband, King Philip II of Spain, for the final time, although she didn’t know it at the time.
Find out more about why he had returned in the first place and what happened next in this latest edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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On this day in Tudor history, 2nd July 1594, a sexton and gravedigger known as Old Scarlett was buried at Peterborough Cathedral.
Who was this man? Which two queens was he said to have buried? And what is his link to Shakespeare?
Find out more about Old Scarlett in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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Today we have a fascinating review of an author you possibly may not associate with Tudor fiction – Ursula Bloom.
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What is the Tudor Society and what’s happening in July over at the Tudor Society?
Find out all about July 2021’s events from Claire. There are lots of Tudor goodies to enjoy.
If you’re not already a Tudor Society member, you can try out the Tudor Society with a 14-day free trial at https://www.tudorsociety.com/signup/ref/1
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Thanks to all those who came to our live chat with Siobhan, we had a great time discussing clothing and style from the Tudor period.
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On this day in Tudor history, 1st July 1536, less than two months after the execution of Anne Boleyn, Parliament passed legislation that meant that the king had no legitimate heirs. How strange!
Find out more in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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This month our guest expert is Dr Owen Emmerson, the castle historian at Hever Castle in Kent. Owen has given us a real treat with his video.
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On this day in Tudor history, 30th June 1541, Henry VIII and his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, set off on their progress to the north of England.
Why did Henry VIII choose to go to the North?
Find out in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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On 29th June 1613, the Globe Theatre, which had been built by William Shakespeare’s company of players, burnt to the ground.
Find out more about what happened in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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On this day in Tudor history, 28th June 1497, in the reign of King Henry VII, Sir James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley,was executed after rebelling against his kind.
Find out how this baron got involved in a rebellion in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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On this day in Tudor history, 27th June 1578, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Bishop of Exeter, William Bradbridge, died at the age of seventy-one.
The poor man died in poverty due to the actions of one of his staff. Very sad.
Find out more in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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As it’s the anniversary of the birth of Henry VIII tomorrow, 28th June, I thought I’d test your knowledge of some of the events of his reign, which lasted from April 1509 to January 1547.
How much do you know about the events of King Henry VIII’s reign?
Test yourself with this fun quiz.
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On 26th June 1513, in the reign of King Henry VIII, a loyal soldier lost his life serving the Crown.
What happened to Sir Edmund Carew? How did he die? And how else did his service to the Crown affect him?
Find out in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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Well, I promised you all that I’d let you know as soon as The Boleyns of Hever Castle was available to pre-order, and it is!
You can pre-order the paperback or kindle e-book version on your country’s Amazon store – hurrah!
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On 25th June 1503, the widowed Catherine of Aragon got betrothed to Prince Henry, second son of King Henry VII.
Find out more about this, the plans for their marriage, and what happened, in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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Did you know that the modern-day Queen of England, Elizabeth II has Tudor blood in her? Well, it’s true! In this wonderful talk, Catherine Brooks takes us through one of the lines from Margaret Tudor to Elizabeth II.
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On 24th June 1604, in the reign of King James I, Elizabethan courtier and poet, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, died.
Find out about this rather colourful Tudor character in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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