On this day in Tudor history, 8th April, a cat dressed as a priest was found hanging on the gallows in Cheapside; Lutheran theologian Martin Chemnitz died; and Catholic patron Magdalen Browne, Viscountess Montagu, died…
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#OTD in Tudor history – 8 April
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April 8- Magdalen Browne (née Dacre), Viscountess Montagu, a woman who sheltered Catholic priests
On this day in history, 8th April 1608, in the reign of King James I, Magdalen Browne (née Dacre), Viscountess Montagu and patron of Roman Catholics, died at Battle in East Sussex, following a stroke she had suffered in January 1508.
Magdalen was buried at Midhurst.
Here are some facts about this Tudor lady:
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A new king’s journey, an earl who kept his head, injury kills a king, and a viscountess’s “Little Rome”
In part 1 of This Week in Tudor History for the week beginning 5th April, I will be talking about King James VI of Scotland’s journey from Edinburgh to London, following his accession to the throne of England as James I; the life and career of Henry Stafford, Earl of Wiltshire, who managed to avoid the awful fates of his father and brother despite his Plantagenet blood; the death of King Charles VIII of France after hitting his head on a lintel, and the accession of King Louis XII, and finally Magdalen Browne, Viscountess Montagu, patron of Catholics and a woman whose properties were Catholic safe houses in Elizabeth I’s reign.
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