Month: July 2012
Elizabeth I’s Earliest Surviving Letter
On 31st July 1544, the future Elizabeth I wrote her earliest surviving letter to her stepmother, Catherine Parr. It was…
25 July 1554 – The Marriage of Mary I and Philip of Spain
On this day in history, 25th July 1554, Mary I married Philip of Spain, son of Charles V, Holy Roman…
19 July 1553 – Mary Proclaimed Queen in London
On the 19th July 1553, thirteen days after the death of her half-brother, Edward VI, Mary was proclaimed Queen in…
Happy 485th Birthday John Dee!
Today marks the 485th anniversary of the birth of one of my favourite Tudor men, John Dee. Happy 485th birthday,…
10 July 1553 – Lady Jane Grey Proclaimed Queen
On the afternoon of Monday 10th July 1553 a party of people arrived at the Tower of London by barge….
9th July 1553 – Mary Writes to the Privy Council and Lady Jane Grey is Informed that She is Queen
After declaring herself as Queen the day before, in front of her household at Kenninghall, Mary wrote the following letter…
8 July 1553 – Mary Declares Herself Queen
On Saturday 8th July 1553 at her home, Kenninghall in Norfolk, Mary Tudor declared herself Queen. She had been informed…