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Claire | December 30, 2011
Scholar and royal tutor Roger Ascham died on this day in history, 30th December 1568, after being taken ill on the 23rd December probably with malaria. He was buried on the 4th Jnuary 1569 on the north side of St Sepulchre without Newgate, London, in the St Stephen’s chapel. Here are some facts about this
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Claire | December 24, 2011
Just a quickie post to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I’m going to be taking a few days break over the Christmas period to relax, recharge the old batteries and spend time with my family. It’s not going to be a Tudor-free Christmas though, I have Henry and six wives drinks charms, six
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Claire | December 21, 2011
Thanks to Nasim for reminding me of this ‘on this day in history’ on Twitter. Yes, on this day in 1545 William Cecil, the future Baron Burghley, married his second wife, Mildred Cooke (1526-1589), eldest daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, Edward VI’s tutor. Mildred helped to bring up her stepson, Thomas Cecil, and had five
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Claire | December 13, 2011
On this day in history, 13th December 1577, Sir Francis Drake finally left Plymouth with his fleet of five ships on a journey which would see him circumnavigating the Globe. Storm damage to two of his ships had scuppered earlier plans. The purpose of this journey was to sail into the Pacific and raid the
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Claire | December 9, 2011
Those of you who clicked on The Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar yesterday – 8th December – will have read that it was Mary Queen of Scots’s birthday yesterday. I’m sorry not to have posted it on here, seeing as she was Elizabeth I’s nemesis for many years, but you can read all about Mary
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Claire | December 1, 2011
Apologies for not posting about Elizabeth I’s famous Golden Speech yesterday on its 410th anniversary, yesterday was just one of those days! You can find diarist Hayward Townshend’s version of the speech in our Speeches section under Resources – click here and it is an amazing speech. Elizabeth delivered it to the House of Commons
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Claire | November 30, 2011
On this day in history, 30th November 1554, both Houses of Parliament presented a petition to Mary I and her husband Philip to intercede with Cardinal Reginald Pole, the papal legate, for absolution for the years of separation from Rome and for reconciliation with Rome. Pole then absolved England and restored it to the Catholic
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Claire | November 27, 2011
Thanks so much to Carol-Ann for letting me know about this programme which will be aired on the National Geographic channel in the UK at 9pm on Wednesday 30th November. According to the TV listing, this programme is “A look at the monarch’s life, examining claims of illegitimacy, adultery and even the possibility that she was
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Claire | November 24, 2011
Whether you’re in the USA enjoying Thanksgiving, in Australia enjoying the summer sun (hopefully!), in the UK feeling rather chilly, in Spain getting rained on… wherever you are I just want to thank you for all the support and encouragement you give me each and every day – thank you! Head over to The Anne
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Claire | November 18, 2011
On this day in history, 18th November 1559, 85 year old Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham died in prison at Lambeth Palace. He had an amazing career, which spanned the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I, but fell from grace in Elizabeth I’s reign after he refused to take the Oath of
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