On this day in Tudor history, 13th November, mercer and member of Parliament Robert Packington was shot dead by an unknown assailant (1536); and Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Lord Guildford Dudley, two of his brothers, and Archbishop Cranmer were tried for treason...
- 1536 – Murder of Robert Packington, mercer and member of Parliament, at Cheapside, while making his way to mass at St Thomas of Acre Chapel. Click here to read more or see video below.
- 1537 – Burial of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Henry VIII's daughter, Mary, acted as chief mourner. Click here to read more.
- 1537 - Margaret Tudor, former Queen of Scotland, wrote to her brother, Henry VIII, seeking his help. Click here to read more about this.
- 1553 - Lady Jane Grey, her husband Guildford Dudley, his brothers Ambrose and Henry, and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer were tried for treason at a public trial at London’s Guildhall. They were all found guilty as charged, with the men being sentenced to being hanged, drawn and quartered, and Jane to be burned alive, or beheaded. See video below.
- 1601 – Burial of Lady Mary Ramsey (née Dale), famous philanthropist, at Christ Church in London.
- 1612 – Death of Sir George Carew, administrator, member of Parliament and diplomat, from typhus at his home in Tothill Street, Westminster, London. He was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. Carew's served as secretary to Lord Chancellor Hatton and served Elizabeth I and James I as an ambassador.
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