Month: April 2021
28 April 1603 – The funeral of Queen Elizabeth I
On this day in 1603, Elizabeth I’s funeral took place in London. After her death on 24th March 1603, the…
Not forgetting what words her grace’s mother said to me – Matthew Parker, Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I
On 17th December 1559, just over a year after Queen Elizabeth I had come to the throne, 55-year-old Matthew Parker…
23 April – The birth and death of William Shakespeare, the Bard
Today is the anniversary of the traditional birthdate of William Shakespeare on 23rd April 1564, and also the anniversary of…
Elizabeth I and her temper
Elizabeth I was the daughter of two hot-tempered individuals, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, so it is little wonder that…
Wyatt dies proclaiming Elizabeth’s innocence
On this day in Tudor history, 11th April 1554, in the reign of the Catholic Queen Mary I, Sir Thomas…
Sir Francis Walsingham – Elizabeth I’s spymaster
Today is the anniversary of the death of Sir Francis Walsingham on 6th April 1590. Walsingham had an amazing career,…
Easter Sunday in Tudor times
On Easter Sunday in medieval and Tudor times, the candles that had been kept burning around the Easter sepulchre since…
Good Friday
Today is Good Friday and I thought I’d share with you how it is usually commemorated in my nearest town…