Tag: Wyatt’s Rebellion
Mary I releases Elizabeth from the Tower of London
On this day in Tudor history, 19th May 1554, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Elizabeth (the future Queen…
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…
11 April 1554 – Execution of Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger
On this day in history, 11th April 1554, Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger, son of the poet and diplomat Sir…
Wyatt’s Rebellion 1554
On 22nd January 1554, Thomas Wyatt the Younger met with fellow conspirators at his home of Allington Castle in Kent…
Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger
“For I assure you neither they nor any other now in yonder hold or durance was privy of my rising…
RIP Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger
On this day in history, 11th April 1554, Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger was executed after being found guilty of…
The Imprisonment of Elizabeth
On this day in history, 18th March 1554, Palm Sunday, the twenty year old Elizabeth was taken to the Tower…
Elizabeth and Mary Part 3
This is part three of my series on Elizabeth I and Mary I and the relationship they had as half-sisters….