On this day in Tudor history, Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn and mistress of Henry VIII, died; Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, sank in the Battle of the Solent; and Mary I was proclaimed queen in place of Queen Jane...
- 1543 – Death of Mary Stafford (née Boleyn), other married name Carey. It is not known where she was buried and there is also controversy regarding her date of death. See video below.
- 1545 - Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, sank right in front of his eyes in the Battle of the Solent between the English and French fleets. She sank along with the majority of her crew, including Sir George Carew, the captain. See below.
- 1551 – Marriage treaty between King Edward VI and Elizabeth, daughter of Henry II, King of France.
- 1553 - Mary, daughter of Henry VIII, was proclaimed queen in place of Queen Jane. Click here to read more or see video below.
- 1584 – Death of three year-old Robert Dudley, Baron Denbigh, son of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and his wife, Lettice, at Wanstead. He was laid to rest in the Beauchamp Chapel of St Mary's Church, Warwick, and his tomb pays tribute to “the noble imp”.
- 1596 – Death of Sir Francis Knollys, courtier, politician, privy councillor and Treasurer of the Household in Elizabeth I's reign. He was buried at Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire. Knollys was married to Catherine Carey, daughter of William Carey and Mary Boleyn.
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