On this day in Tudor history, 30th July 1563, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, writer and diarist Robert Parry was born.
Find out a bit more about Parry in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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30 July – Writer Robert Parry
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25 July – A kidnapped child actor
On this day in history, 25th July 1602, in the reign of King James I, thirteen-year-old Elizabethan actor Salomon Pavy was buried at the Church of St Mary Somerset, near Blackfriars Theatre.
Find out more about Salomon Pavy and how he came to be an actor in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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Mary Rose’s 1545 – When Their World Ended
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22 July – Baron Scrope, a royal councillor
On this day in history, 22nd July 1437 or 38, soldier and royal councillor John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton, was born.
Find out more about Scrope and his service to the Yorkists, and later imprisonment, in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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21 July – Explorer Thomas Cavendish
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18 July – Kat Ashley, Elizabeth I’s lady
On this day in Tudor history, 18th July 1565, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the queen’s close friend and loyal servant, Kat Ashley, died.
Find out more about Kat (also known as Katherine Ashley, Katherine Astley and Katherine Champernowne) in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts…
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16 July – Frances Brandon
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12 July – True soldiers of Jesus Christ get burnt
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11 July – Here begins the plague…
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9 July – Elizabeth I visits Robert Dudley’s castle
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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8 July – Kett’s Rebellion begins
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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6 July – Margaret Clement, Sir Thomas More’s adopted daughter
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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5 July – A radical shoemaker
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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3 July – Mary I bids farewell to Philip for the final time
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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29 June – The Globe burns down!
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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28 June – A rebellious baron is executed
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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27 June – A farming bishop who was sadly betrayed
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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July 2021 – Tudor Life – The Habsburgs and the Tudors
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The Boleyns of Hever Castle book is available for pre-order!
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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24 June – Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
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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23 June – A doctor and mathematician
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22 June – The Execution of Bishop Fisher
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20 June – Murder or Suicide?
On this day in Tudor history, the night of 20th/21st June 1585, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, died at the Tower of London.
Was his death murder or suicide? And if it was murder, why?
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Teasel’s Tudor Trivia – Books on the Tudor Kings and Queens
In this latest edition of Teasel’s Tudor Trivia, Tudor experts, historian Claire Ridgway and her researcher, Teasel the rescue dog, introduce their top picks for non-fiction books on the Tudor kings and queens.
The books featured are all excellent reads and are well-referenced – perfect for those just wanting to know more about the monarch or those who are using them for research.
Please do share in the comments if you have a favourite book on the Tudor monarchs.
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19 June – Mary, Queen of Scots gives birth to a son called Charles
On this day in Tudor history, on 19th June 1566, in Scotland, Mary, Queen of Scots gave birth to a baby boy who would grow up to be King James VI of Scotland and King James I of England. He was baptised Charles James though.
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14 June – Friar Peto
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13 June – George Neville, a man with a very mixed court career
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12 June – Richard Rich, lawyer and torturer
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11 June – Sir Anthony Cooke
11th June 1576 was the death date of Sir Anthony Cooke, a well-known Tudor humanist and educator with famous daughters.
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10 June – Execution by starvation
