The Dudley Women
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Dedicated to some of the extraordinary women who married into the infamous Dudley family in the 16th century.
#OnThisDay in 1553, five prisoners accused of high treason, including #LadyJaneGrey, were marched from the #TowerofLondon to the City of London's Guildhall; following a trial they were found guilty and sentenced to death. #Tudors #History
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November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
#OnThisDay in 1553, five prisoners accused of high treason, including #LadyJaneGrey, were marched from the #TowerofLondon to the City of London's Guildhall; following a trial they were found guilty and sentenced to death. #Tudors #History
#OnThisDay (11 Nov) in 1565, Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick married 15 year old Lady Anne Russell, at Whitehall Palace. This would be his 3rd marriage, and whilst no children were born, their marriage was long and successful. #Tudors #History
The Marriage of Anne Russell and Ambrose Dudley - 11 November 1565
On 11 November 1565, Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, the elder brother of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, was married for the third, and what would be his final time. For the twice-widowed ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#OnThisDay (11 Nov) in 1565, Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick married 15 year old Lady Anne Russell, at Whitehall Palace. This would be his 3rd marriage, and whilst no children were born, their marriage was long and successful. #Tudors #History
#OnThisDay in 1565, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex was born. He succeeded his stepfather Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester as #ElizabethI's favourite, although his often petulant and impulsive nature could not prevent his execution in 1601. #Tudors #History
The Execution of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex - 25 February 1601
On This Day (25 February) in 1601, 35 year-old Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was taken, to a scaffold that had been erected within the Tower of London, and executed, after being found guilty of ...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#OnThisDay in 1565, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex was born. He succeeded his stepfather Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester as #ElizabethI's favourite, although his often petulant and impulsive nature could not prevent his execution in 1601. #Tudors #History
On 08 Nov 1623, 'The First Folio' was entered into The Stationer's Register: 36 of #WilliamShakespeare's plays, including 18 previously unpublished (including As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew and Macbeth). #TheFirstFolio #History
"The most noble and incomparable paire of brethren" - William and Philip Herbert, and 'The First Folio', 1623
On the second page of The First Folio, a dedication is made to its patrons, "the Most Noble and Incomparable Paire of Brethren": brothers William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke and Philip Herbert, 1st ...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
On 08 Nov 1623, 'The First Folio' was entered into The Stationer's Register: 36 of #WilliamShakespeare's plays, including 18 previously unpublished (including As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew and Macbeth). #TheFirstFolio #History
"The Death of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland - 30 October 1605"
Discussing the death of the estranged husband of Margaret Russell, and father to #LadyAnneClifford, who died #onthisday in 1605 at #Westminster from dysentery. #Tudors #History
Discussing the death of the estranged husband of Margaret Russell, and father to #LadyAnneClifford, who died #onthisday in 1605 at #Westminster from dysentery. #Tudors #History
The Death of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland - 30 October 1605
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, courtier, naval commander and expeditioner, died in October 1605 in Westminster, following a month of ill-health.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"The Death of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland - 30 October 1605"
Discussing the death of the estranged husband of Margaret Russell, and father to #LadyAnneClifford, who died #onthisday in 1605 at #Westminster from dysentery. #Tudors #History
Discussing the death of the estranged husband of Margaret Russell, and father to #LadyAnneClifford, who died #onthisday in 1605 at #Westminster from dysentery. #Tudors #History
'Lettice Knollys: Recommended Reading' #Tudors #History
#LetticeKnollys lived a full and eventful life, dying aged 91 in 1634; she outlived her three husbands and children, including her third husband Sir Christopher Blount and eldest son #RobertDevereux, both of whom were executed in 1601.
#LetticeKnollys lived a full and eventful life, dying aged 91 in 1634; she outlived her three husbands and children, including her third husband Sir Christopher Blount and eldest son #RobertDevereux, both of whom were executed in 1601.
Lettice Knollys: Recommended Reading
Some recommended books which cover various periods of Lettice's life, often in the context of events involving other infamous Tudor figures, including her kinswoman and rival Queen Elizabeth I.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
'Lettice Knollys: Recommended Reading' #Tudors #History
#LetticeKnollys lived a full and eventful life, dying aged 91 in 1634; she outlived her three husbands and children, including her third husband Sir Christopher Blount and eldest son #RobertDevereux, both of whom were executed in 1601.
#LetticeKnollys lived a full and eventful life, dying aged 91 in 1634; she outlived her three husbands and children, including her third husband Sir Christopher Blount and eldest son #RobertDevereux, both of whom were executed in 1601.
#OnThisDay (10 Oct) in 1562, whilst at Hampton Court Palace, Elizabeth I started to feel unwell: she was presenting with the early symptoms of smallpox, which would lead her to become gravely ill. #tudors #history #smallpox
Elizabeth I and the Smallpox Epidemic of 1562
In October 1562, less than three years after her accession to the throne, Elizabeth I contracted the highly-infectious smallpox virus, which led to her becoming critically ill, and subsequently raised...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#OnThisDay (10 Oct) in 1562, whilst at Hampton Court Palace, Elizabeth I started to feel unwell: she was presenting with the early symptoms of smallpox, which would lead her to become gravely ill. #tudors #history #smallpox
#OnThisDay (21 Sep) in 1578, between 7 and 8 o'clock in the morning, Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex, married #ElizabethI's 'favourite' Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, in a secret ceremony at Wanstead Hall, Essex, attended only by five witnesses. #Tudors #History
The Marriage of Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley - 21 September 1578
The marriage between Lettice and Leicester was formally celebrated on Sunday 21 September 1578, at Leicester's Essex home of Wanstead Hall, almost two years to the date of death of her first husband. ...
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September 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#OnThisDay (21 Sep) in 1578, between 7 and 8 o'clock in the morning, Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex, married #ElizabethI's 'favourite' Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, in a secret ceremony at Wanstead Hall, Essex, attended only by five witnesses. #Tudors #History
#OTD in 1560, Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, was found dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs, at Cumnor Place, Oxfordshire. #Tudors #History
The Death of Amy Robsart - 08 September 1560
On 08 September 1560, Amy sent away her household for the day, encouraging them to enjoy the first day of the local Abingdon Fair. It was on the servants' return to the hall that evening that they fou...
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September 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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#OTD in 1548, Katherine Parr, wife of Thomas Seymour and Dowager Queen of England, died at #SudeleyCastle, Gloucestershire, likely of puerperal fever, 1 week after giving birth to her only child, a daughter Mary. #Tudors
#OTD in 1548, Katherine Parr, wife of Thomas Seymour and Dowager Queen of England, died at #SudeleyCastle, Gloucestershire, likely of puerperal fever, 1 week after giving birth to her only child, a daughter Mary. #Tudors
Sorrow at Sudeley - September 1548
On 13 June 1548, after months of preparation, Katherine and Seymour moved their households to Sudeley Castle in the Gloucestershire countryside, leaving behind the controversy and a disease-filled Lon...
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September 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
THE DUDLEY WOMEN - NEW BLOG POST
#OTD in 1548, Katherine Parr, wife of Thomas Seymour and Dowager Queen of England, died at #SudeleyCastle, Gloucestershire, likely of puerperal fever, 1 week after giving birth to her only child, a daughter Mary. #Tudors
#OTD in 1548, Katherine Parr, wife of Thomas Seymour and Dowager Queen of England, died at #SudeleyCastle, Gloucestershire, likely of puerperal fever, 1 week after giving birth to her only child, a daughter Mary. #Tudors
On This Day (02 Sep) in 1666, an accidental fire started in a bakery in Pudding Lane, in the east of the city of London, spreading throughout the city, causing mass devastation. The blaze, which burned for 4 days, was known as 'The Great Fire of London'. #London #greatfireoflondon #history
The Great Fire of London - September 1666
On 02 September in 1666, an accidental fire started in a bakery on Pudding Lane, within the City of London. The blaze was not properly extinguished, and so within hours the fire grew into a blazing in...
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September 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
On This Day (02 Sep) in 1666, an accidental fire started in a bakery in Pudding Lane, in the east of the city of London, spreading throughout the city, causing mass devastation. The blaze, which burned for 4 days, was known as 'The Great Fire of London'. #London #greatfireoflondon #history
#OTD in 1596, the funeral was held for Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, and cousin of #ElizabethI, at #WestminsterAbbey, later being interred in the Chapel of St John the Baptist within the abbey. #Tudors
The Death and Burial of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, 1596
Henry Carey was the second child of Mary Boleyn, the eldest daughter of Thomas Boleyn, born in March 1526.
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August 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
#OTD in 1596, the funeral was held for Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, and cousin of #ElizabethI, at #WestminsterAbbey, later being interred in the Chapel of St John the Baptist within the abbey. #Tudors
#OTD in 1536, the leaden coffin containing the body of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, the illegitimate son of #HenryVIII was placed on the back of a wagon, and taken 80 miles north from Westminster to Thetford for a discreet burial. #Tudors
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset
In mid-June 1519, a baby boy was born to a young unmarried woman who, for the past few months, had been residing at the Prior's House of St Lawrence's Priory in Blackmore, Essex. This baby, whilst ill...
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July 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#OTD in 1536, the leaden coffin containing the body of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, the illegitimate son of #HenryVIII was placed on the back of a wagon, and taken 80 miles north from Westminster to Thetford for a discreet burial. #Tudors
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'Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset'
Discussing #HenryVIII's acknowledged but illegitimate son, who died #OTD in 1536.
'Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset'
Discussing #HenryVIII's acknowledged but illegitimate son, who died #OTD in 1536.
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset
In mid-June 1519, a baby boy was born to a young unmarried woman who, for the past few months, had been residing at the Prior's House of St Lawrence's Priory in Blackmore, Essex. This baby, whilst ill...
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July 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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'Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset'
Discussing #HenryVIII's acknowledged but illegitimate son, who died #OTD in 1536.
'Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset'
Discussing #HenryVIII's acknowledged but illegitimate son, who died #OTD in 1536.
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'Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh: "The Noble Impe"
Discussing the short life, death and burial of the only legitimate child of #RobertDudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his wife #LetticeKnollys, Countess of Leicester, who died #otd in 1584.
'Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh: "The Noble Impe"
Discussing the short life, death and burial of the only legitimate child of #RobertDudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his wife #LetticeKnollys, Countess of Leicester, who died #otd in 1584.
Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh: "The Noble Impe"
On 19 July 1584, Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh, son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, long time 'favourite' of Elizabeth I, and his wife Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester, died suddenly whil...
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July 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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'Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh: "The Noble Impe"
Discussing the short life, death and burial of the only legitimate child of #RobertDudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his wife #LetticeKnollys, Countess of Leicester, who died #otd in 1584.
'Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh: "The Noble Impe"
Discussing the short life, death and burial of the only legitimate child of #RobertDudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his wife #LetticeKnollys, Countess of Leicester, who died #otd in 1584.
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''Jane the Quene': the proclamation of Lady Jane Grey, 10 July 1553
Discussing the proclamation of #LadyJaneGrey as Queen of England #otd in 1553.
''Jane the Quene': the proclamation of Lady Jane Grey, 10 July 1553
Discussing the proclamation of #LadyJaneGrey as Queen of England #otd in 1553.
'Jane the Quene': the proclamation of Lady Jane Grey, 10 July 1553
On This Day (10 July) in 1553, Jane Grey, eldest daughter of Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, the niece of Henry VIII, and her husband Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, was publicly proclaimed Quee...
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July 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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''Jane the Quene': the proclamation of Lady Jane Grey, 10 July 1553
Discussing the proclamation of #LadyJaneGrey as Queen of England #otd in 1553.
''Jane the Quene': the proclamation of Lady Jane Grey, 10 July 1553
Discussing the proclamation of #LadyJaneGrey as Queen of England #otd in 1553.
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'The Death of Edward VI - 06 July 1553'
Regarding the illness, death and funeral of #EdwardVI, who died #otd in 1553 at #GreenwichPalace.
'The Death of Edward VI - 06 July 1553'
Regarding the illness, death and funeral of #EdwardVI, who died #otd in 1553 at #GreenwichPalace.
The Death of Edward VI - 06 July 1553
At around eight o'clock in the evening, on 06 July 1553, after over a year of ill-health, the fifteen-year-old Edward VI took his final breaths, dying at Greenwich Palace, a favoured residence and bir...
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July 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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'The Death of Edward VI - 06 July 1553'
Regarding the illness, death and funeral of #EdwardVI, who died #otd in 1553 at #GreenwichPalace.
'The Death of Edward VI - 06 July 1553'
Regarding the illness, death and funeral of #EdwardVI, who died #otd in 1553 at #GreenwichPalace.
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'The Marriage of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester and Sir Christopher Blount, c.July 1589'
Discussing the marriage of the recently widowed #LetticeKnollys, widow of #RobertDudley, to his Master of Horse, #ChristopherBlount.
'The Marriage of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester and Sir Christopher Blount, c.July 1589'
Discussing the marriage of the recently widowed #LetticeKnollys, widow of #RobertDudley, to his Master of Horse, #ChristopherBlount.
The Marriage of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester, and Sir Christopher Blount, c.July 1589
Exact details of their marriage are unconfirmed, but it is believed the couple were married around July 1589.
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July 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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'The Marriage of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester and Sir Christopher Blount, c.July 1589'
Discussing the marriage of the recently widowed #LetticeKnollys, widow of #RobertDudley, to his Master of Horse, #ChristopherBlount.
'The Marriage of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester and Sir Christopher Blount, c.July 1589'
Discussing the marriage of the recently widowed #LetticeKnollys, widow of #RobertDudley, to his Master of Horse, #ChristopherBlount.
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'The Death of Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland - 24 May 1616'
On This Day (16 May) in 1616, Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland, died at #BroughamCastle, near #Penrith, her only daughter #LadyAnneClifford being informed of her death five days later.
'The Death of Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland - 24 May 1616'
On This Day (16 May) in 1616, Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland, died at #BroughamCastle, near #Penrith, her only daughter #LadyAnneClifford being informed of her death five days later.
The Death of Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland - 24 May 1616
On this day (24 May) in 1616, died Margaret Russell, the youngest child of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and his first wife Margaret St John.
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May 24, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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'The Death of Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland - 24 May 1616'
On This Day (16 May) in 1616, Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland, died at #BroughamCastle, near #Penrith, her only daughter #LadyAnneClifford being informed of her death five days later.
'The Death of Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland - 24 May 1616'
On This Day (16 May) in 1616, Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland, died at #BroughamCastle, near #Penrith, her only daughter #LadyAnneClifford being informed of her death five days later.
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'ON THIS DAY - 19 May 1536'
#OTD in 1536, #AnneBoleyn was executed at the #TowerofLondon.
'ON THIS DAY - 19 May 1536'
#OTD in 1536, #AnneBoleyn was executed at the #TowerofLondon.
ON THIS DAY - 19 May 1536
On This Day (19 May) in 1536, Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and recently deposed Queen of England, was led from the royal apartments within the Tower of London to a scaffold erected on Tower ...
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May 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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'ON THIS DAY - 19 May 1536'
#OTD in 1536, #AnneBoleyn was executed at the #TowerofLondon.
'ON THIS DAY - 19 May 1536'
#OTD in 1536, #AnneBoleyn was executed at the #TowerofLondon.
Another blog I wanted to repost for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is this one:
'The Madness of Jane Parker, Lady Rochford (Nov 1541-Feb 1542)'.
Discussing Jane's mental state following her arrest, and the changes in law passed to ensure her death. #Tudors #History
'The Madness of Jane Parker, Lady Rochford (Nov 1541-Feb 1542)'.
Discussing Jane's mental state following her arrest, and the changes in law passed to ensure her death. #Tudors #History
The Madness of Jane Parker, Lady Rochford (November 1541 - February 1542)
On 13 February 1542, Jane Parker, Viscountess Rochford, was led to a scaffold that had been erected on Tower Green, within the Liberties of the Tower of London.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Another blog I wanted to repost for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is this one:
'The Madness of Jane Parker, Lady Rochford (Nov 1541-Feb 1542)'.
Discussing Jane's mental state following her arrest, and the changes in law passed to ensure her death. #Tudors #History
'The Madness of Jane Parker, Lady Rochford (Nov 1541-Feb 1542)'.
Discussing Jane's mental state following her arrest, and the changes in law passed to ensure her death. #Tudors #History
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'ON THIS DAY - 13 May 1515'
#OTD in 1515, Mary Tudor, Queen of France married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk at #Greenwich.
'ON THIS DAY - 13 May 1515'
#OTD in 1515, Mary Tudor, Queen of France married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk at #Greenwich.
ON THIS DAY - 13 May 1515
On This Day (13 May) in 1515, at Greenwich, the public marriage took place between Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and the king's sister Mary Tudor, Dowager Queen of France, two months after thei...
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May 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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'ON THIS DAY - 13 May 1515'
#OTD in 1515, Mary Tudor, Queen of France married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk at #Greenwich.
'ON THIS DAY - 13 May 1515'
#OTD in 1515, Mary Tudor, Queen of France married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk at #Greenwich.
It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, and so I am going to be posting blogs written which feature mental illness. #Tudors
First up: Anne Seymour: "Lady Warwycks Lunacye" - regarding the illness and incapacitation of the eldest daughter of #EdwardSeymour, Duke of Somerset.
First up: Anne Seymour: "Lady Warwycks Lunacye" - regarding the illness and incapacitation of the eldest daughter of #EdwardSeymour, Duke of Somerset.
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May 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, and so I am going to be posting blogs written which feature mental illness. #Tudors
First up: Anne Seymour: "Lady Warwycks Lunacye" - regarding the illness and incapacitation of the eldest daughter of #EdwardSeymour, Duke of Somerset.
First up: Anne Seymour: "Lady Warwycks Lunacye" - regarding the illness and incapacitation of the eldest daughter of #EdwardSeymour, Duke of Somerset.
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'The Death of Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire - 03 April 1606'
Discussing the life and death of Charles Blount, long-time lover of #PenelopeDevereux, who was buried at #WestminsterAbbey #OTD in 1606.
'The Death of Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire - 03 April 1606'
Discussing the life and death of Charles Blount, long-time lover of #PenelopeDevereux, who was buried at #WestminsterAbbey #OTD in 1606.
The Death of Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire - 03 April 1606
On the evening of Thursday 03 April 1606, Blount took his final breath, with his loving Penelope by his side, the one woman to whom he had been "faithful and constant" all those years.
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May 7, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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'The Death of Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire - 03 April 1606'
Discussing the life and death of Charles Blount, long-time lover of #PenelopeDevereux, who was buried at #WestminsterAbbey #OTD in 1606.
'The Death of Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire - 03 April 1606'
Discussing the life and death of Charles Blount, long-time lover of #PenelopeDevereux, who was buried at #WestminsterAbbey #OTD in 1606.
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'ON THIS DAY - 04 May 1608'
#OTD in 1608, the funeral of #BessofHardwick was held at All Hallow’s Church, Derby.
'ON THIS DAY - 04 May 1608'
#OTD in 1608, the funeral of #BessofHardwick was held at All Hallow’s Church, Derby.
ON THIS DAY - 04 May 1608
On This Day (04 May) in 1608, the funeral was held for Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, also known as 'Bess of Hardwick', at All Hallow's Church, Derby.
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May 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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'ON THIS DAY - 04 May 1608'
#OTD in 1608, the funeral of #BessofHardwick was held at All Hallow’s Church, Derby.
'ON THIS DAY - 04 May 1608'
#OTD in 1608, the funeral of #BessofHardwick was held at All Hallow’s Church, Derby.