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Tudor Minute December 19: The beginning of Jamestown
Tudor Minute December 19: The beginning of Jamestown
Today in 1606, just three years after Elizabeth’s death, three ships left England.They were called the Susan Constant, t... Read more
19 Dec 2019
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Tudor Minute December 11: Katherine Mourns her Loves
Tudor Minute December 11: Katherine Mourns her Loves
Today in 1541 London was reeling from the executions of Thomas Culpepper and Francis Dereham, that happened yesterday. D... Read more
11 Dec 2019
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1min
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Tudor Minute February 12: Lady Jane Grey executed
Tudor Minute February 12: Lady Jane Grey executed
Today in 1554 Lady Jane Grey and her husband Guilford Dudley, were executed at the Tower of London.
12 Feb 2020
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Tudor Minute February 20: Edward VI is crowned
Tudor Minute February 20: Edward VI is crowned
Today in 1547 Henry VIII’s son Edward was crowned Edward VI. He was only nine years old.
20 Feb 2020
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Tudor Minute December 4: Cranmer Sentenced
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Today in 1555 the Pope in Rome handed down a sentence on the Protestant Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, saying that he was st... Read more
4 Dec 2019
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Tudor Minute February 13: A pair of executions
Tudor Minute February 13: A pair of executions
Today in 1542 Katherine Howard and Jane Rochford were executed at the Tower of London.
13 Feb 2020
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Tudor Minute February 13: A pair of executions
Tudor Minute February 13: A pair of executions
Today in 1542 Katherine Howard and Jane Rochford were executed at the Tower of London.
13 Feb 2020
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Tudor Minute December 13: Bon Voyage Francis Drake
Tudor Minute December 13: Bon Voyage Francis Drake
Today in 1577 Francis Drake left for his voyage around the world. He would go on to successfully circumnavigate the glob... Read more
13 Dec 2019
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1min
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Tudor Minute December 6: St Nicholas Day
Tudor Minute December 6: St Nicholas Day
Today is St. Nicholas Day, a day devoted to children in the Tudor period. During the feast of St. Nicholas, a boy from t... Read more
6 Dec 2019
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Tudor Minute May 22 RIP John Forrest
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Today in 1538 John Forrest, a Franciscan friar, was executed for daring to denounce moves to make the king head of the C... Read more
22 May 2020
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1min
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Tudor Minute May 8: Elizabeth signs the Act of Uniformity
Tudor Minute May 8: Elizabeth signs the Act of Uniformity
Today in 1559 Elizabeth I signed the Act of Uniformity. This was part of the Elizabethan religious settlement and compro... Read more
8 May 2020
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1min
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Tudor Minute May 1: Evil May Day Riots
Tudor Minute May 1: Evil May Day Riots
Today in 1517 we saw the Evil May Day Riots. Two weeks previously a Dr Bell preached a sermon against immigrants who wer... Read more
1 May 2020
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Tudor Minute February 21: Robert Southwell is Executed
Tudor Minute February 21: Robert Southwell is Executed
Today in 1595 Robert Southwell was executed. He was a Jesuit priest who had been arrested three years earlier, had been ... Read more
21 Feb 2020
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1min
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Tudor Minute October 17: Sir Philip Sidney dies
Tudor Minute October 17: Sir Philip Sidney dies
Sir Philip Sidney died in 1586. Sir Philip was born in 1554 in Kent, and he is remembered for his poetry, but also as a ... Read more
17 Oct 2019
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1min
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Tudor Minute October 14: Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial
Tudor Minute October 14: Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial
Today in 1486 the trial of Mary Queen of Scots began. At first she had refused to take part in any trial saying that it ... Read more
14 Oct 2019
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1min
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Tudor Minute October 12: Happy Birthday Edward
Tudor Minute October 12: Happy Birthday Edward
Today in 1537 Henry VIII finally got his longed-for son when Edward was born to Jane Seymour. He was born inside his mot... Read more
12 Oct 2019
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1min
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Tudor Minute October 5: RIP Edward Wotton
Tudor Minute October 5: RIP Edward Wotton
Today in 1555 Edward Wotten died. He was an English doctor who was born in Oxford, and he is remembered for starting the... Read more
5 Oct 2019
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1min
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Tudor Minute September 4: Robert Dudley Dies
Tudor Minute September 4: Robert Dudley Dies
Today in 1588 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, died.
4 Sep 2019
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Tudor Minute July 10: William of Orange is assassinated
Tudor Minute July 10: William of Orange is assassinated
On today's #tudorminute - William of Orange ia assassinated
10 Jul 2019
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1min
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Tudor Minute July 6: Sir Thomas More executed
Tudor Minute July 6: Sir Thomas More executed
Today in 1535 Thomas More was executed. Learn more in today's Tudor Minute.
6 Jul 2019
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