January 2010
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Today in Tudor History:
On this day in history, 29th January 1536 Catherine of Aragon was interred at Peterborough Cathedral and her successor Anne Boleyn suffered a miscarriage, a huge blow to both Anne and Henry VIII who were desperate for a son. (Read more via theanneboleynfiles.com)
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Today in Tudor History:
1547 - Henry VIII dies at Whitehall. His son Edward succeeds as King Edward VI.
1457 - Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) is born at Pembroke Castle in Wales.
(via tudorhistoryorg)
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Today in Tudor History: 1533 - Possible (probable?) date of the secret marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (via tudorhistoryorg)
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Elizabeth's Speech to the Troops at Tilbury
My loving people,
We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit our selves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and...
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Letter of Queen Catherine Howard to Thomas...
Master Culpeper,
I heartily recommend me unto you, praying you to send me word how that you do. It was showed me that you was sick, the which thing troubled me very much till such time that I hear from you praying you to send me word how that you do, for I never longed so much for a thing as I do to see you and to speak with you, the which I trust shall be shortly ...
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Debunking the Myth of Lady Jane Grey →
Known as the “nine-day queen”, Lady Jane Grey has become an iconic Tudor victim: virginal, sweet and beheaded at 16, largely because of the machinations of her evil mother. But is any of this true?
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