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#OTD 1604, King James VI & I paid £64 10s for gold medals to Nicholas Hilliard, of unknown courtiers. These Hilliard miniatures are of of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and probably his sister, Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich bit.ly/1HgoVGi
December 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
#OTD 1604, King James VI & I paid £64 10s for gold medals to Nicholas Hilliard, of unknown courtiers. These Hilliard miniatures are of of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and probably his sister, Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich bit.ly/1HgoVGi
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December 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Don't forget to buy your tickets for the Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII event @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social Six historians on six queens. @melitat.bsky.social @drowenemmerson.bsky.social @enortonhistory.bsky.social Alison Weir, Gareth Russell & @drlindaporter.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Don't forget to buy your tickets for the Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII event @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social Six historians on six queens. @melitat.bsky.social @drowenemmerson.bsky.social @enortonhistory.bsky.social Alison Weir, Gareth Russell & @drlindaporter.bsky.social
#OTD 1573 Francis Walsingham appointed 2nd principal secretary to Elizabeth I. A dedicated Protestant, he served her indefatigably, particularly in sniffing out Catholic plots. Nevertheless, he did not have the warm relationship with her that his colleague, Burghley, had. bit.ly/2qcZz8L
December 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
#OTD 1573 Francis Walsingham appointed 2nd principal secretary to Elizabeth I. A dedicated Protestant, he served her indefatigably, particularly in sniffing out Catholic plots. Nevertheless, he did not have the warm relationship with her that his colleague, Burghley, had. bit.ly/2qcZz8L
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on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K @drlindaporter.bsky.social will be talking about Katherine Parr.
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K @drlindaporter.bsky.social will be talking about Katherine Parr.
December 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K @drlindaporter.bsky.social will be talking about Katherine Parr.
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K @drlindaporter.bsky.social will be talking about Katherine Parr.
We're delighted to have a new Guest Article from @kjhaden.bsky.social sharing her research on Amsterdam in the early seventeenth century. bit.ly/44tFwXA
December 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We're delighted to have a new Guest Article from @kjhaden.bsky.social sharing her research on Amsterdam in the early seventeenth century. bit.ly/44tFwXA
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on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Gareth Russell will be talking about Katherine Howard.
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Gareth Russell will be talking about Katherine Howard.
December 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Gareth Russell will be talking about Katherine Howard.
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Gareth Russell will be talking about Katherine Howard.
#OTD 1574 b. Anna of Denmark who m. James VI of Scotland. After James acceded to the English throne in 1603, Anna became a great patron of arts, architecture & literature. She appreciated Inigo Jones & Marcus Gheerhaerts, Ben Johnson & Shakespeare. bit.ly/2fx4hID
December 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#OTD 1574 b. Anna of Denmark who m. James VI of Scotland. After James acceded to the English throne in 1603, Anna became a great patron of arts, architecture & literature. She appreciated Inigo Jones & Marcus Gheerhaerts, Ben Johnson & Shakespeare. bit.ly/2fx4hID
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on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Dr Alison Weir will be talking about Anne of Cleves.
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Dr Alison Weir will be talking about Anne of Cleves.
December 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Dr Alison Weir will be talking about Anne of Cleves.
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Dr Alison Weir will be talking about Anne of Cleves.
Read our latest book review bit.ly/4pWdwE6 of The Thistle and The Rose: The extraordinary life of Margaret Tudor by @drlindaporter.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Read our latest book review bit.ly/4pWdwE6 of The Thistle and The Rose: The extraordinary life of Margaret Tudor by @drlindaporter.bsky.social
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on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Jane Seymour will be presented by @enortonhistory.bsky.social
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Jane Seymour will be presented by @enortonhistory.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Jane Seymour will be presented by @enortonhistory.bsky.social
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Jane Seymour will be presented by @enortonhistory.bsky.social
#OTD 1545 b. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, to Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox bit.ly/1jfsR1x who schemed for him to be selected as 2nd husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. She achieved this in 1565 but it ended in tears. Darnley was assassinated in 1567.
December 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#OTD 1545 b. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, to Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox bit.ly/1jfsR1x who schemed for him to be selected as 2nd husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. She achieved this in 1565 but it ended in tears. Darnley was assassinated in 1567.
Buy your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII? at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Second speaker is @drowenemmerson.bsky.social on Anne Boleyn.
December 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Buy your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII? at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Second speaker is @drowenemmerson.bsky.social on Anne Boleyn.
#OTD 1491 fourteen year old Anne, Duchess of Brittany, was married to Charles VIII of France in completion of the Treaty of Vergers. bit.ly/2ErZhzPOn Despite Anne's best efforts this was the beginning of the end for Brittany as an independent state.
December 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#OTD 1491 fourteen year old Anne, Duchess of Brittany, was married to Charles VIII of France in completion of the Treaty of Vergers. bit.ly/2ErZhzPOn Despite Anne's best efforts this was the beginning of the end for Brittany as an independent state.
#OTD 1556 b. Anne Cecil, d. of Sir William Cecil. Anne had an unhappy life. Her husband, the Earl of Oxford, treated her very shabbily and she spent a good deal of time at her parents’ home. She is buried in @westminsterabbey.bsky.social with her mother. bit.ly/1Klw9a0
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
#OTD 1556 b. Anne Cecil, d. of Sir William Cecil. Anne had an unhappy life. Her husband, the Earl of Oxford, treated her very shabbily and she spent a good deal of time at her parents’ home. She is buried in @westminsterabbey.bsky.social with her mother. bit.ly/1Klw9a0
Buy your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII? at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K First speaker is @melitat.bsky.social on #KatharineofAragon
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Buy your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII? at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K First speaker is @melitat.bsky.social on #KatharineofAragon
On 4th December 1517 the death by hanging of Richard Hunne, charged with heresy, in his cell in the Lollards Tower at Lambeth Palace sparked a wave of anticlericalism. Did he commit suicide, or was he murdered? bit.ly/2g22DAE
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
On 4th December 1517 the death by hanging of Richard Hunne, charged with heresy, in his cell in the Lollards Tower at Lambeth Palace sparked a wave of anticlericalism. Did he commit suicide, or was he murdered? bit.ly/2g22DAE
#OTD 1536 Archbishop Edward Lee of York preached to the assembled men of the Pilgrimage of Grace on their duty of obedience to the king. He had been asked by Robert Aske, leader of the rebels to preach to them at Pontefract Castle. bit.ly/1EIrZtO
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#OTD 1536 Archbishop Edward Lee of York preached to the assembled men of the Pilgrimage of Grace on their duty of obedience to the king. He had been asked by Robert Aske, leader of the rebels to preach to them at Pontefract Castle. bit.ly/1EIrZtO
#OTD 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, sent to the Tower of London. Eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk, Surrey had once been in high favour with Henry VIII. He had campaigned in France initially with great success, but when things went wrong, he tried to avoid taking responsibility. bit.ly/1HUQoix
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#OTD 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, sent to the Tower of London. Eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk, Surrey had once been in high favour with Henry VIII. He had campaigned in France initially with great success, but when things went wrong, he tried to avoid taking responsibility. bit.ly/1HUQoix
Have you got your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII? at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social on 24 Jan 2026
bit.ly/3X4zY1K Sixth speaker on Katherine Parr is @drlindaporter.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X4zY1K Sixth speaker on Katherine Parr is @drlindaporter.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Have you got your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII? at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social on 24 Jan 2026
bit.ly/3X4zY1K Sixth speaker on Katherine Parr is @drlindaporter.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X4zY1K Sixth speaker on Katherine Parr is @drlindaporter.bsky.social
#OTD 1531 d. Maud Green, the widowed Lady Parr, and a favoured attendant of Queen Katharine of Aragon, whom she attended at the Field of Cloth of Gold. Maud had three children, of whom the most famous was Katherine, the sixth wife of Henry VIII. bit.ly/1EbbvFN
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#OTD 1531 d. Maud Green, the widowed Lady Parr, and a favoured attendant of Queen Katharine of Aragon, whom she attended at the Field of Cloth of Gold. Maud had three children, of whom the most famous was Katherine, the sixth wife of Henry VIII. bit.ly/1EbbvFN
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on 24 Jan 2026 bit.ly/3X4zY1K Fifth speaker on Katherine Howard is Gareth Russell.
on 24 Jan 2026 bit.ly/3X4zY1K Fifth speaker on Katherine Howard is Gareth Russell.
December 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Have you got your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII? at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
on 24 Jan 2026 bit.ly/3X4zY1K Fifth speaker on Katherine Howard is Gareth Russell.
on 24 Jan 2026 bit.ly/3X4zY1K Fifth speaker on Katherine Howard is Gareth Russell.
Have you got your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII? @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
24 January 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Fourth speaker on Anne of Cleves is Dr Alison Weir.
24 January 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Fourth speaker on Anne of Cleves is Dr Alison Weir.
November 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Have you got your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII? @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
24 January 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Fourth speaker on Anne of Cleves is Dr Alison Weir.
24 January 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Fourth speaker on Anne of Cleves is Dr Alison Weir.
#OTD 1530 d. Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal and Archbishop of York, died. After a long career devoted to the service of his king (& somewhat to his own profit) he had been abandoned by his master. He was a truly remarkable man deserving of a better end, although his pride had offended many. bit.ly/18vZYYI
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 AM
#OTD 1530 d. Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal and Archbishop of York, died. After a long career devoted to the service of his king (& somewhat to his own profit) he had been abandoned by his master. He was a truly remarkable man deserving of a better end, although his pride had offended many. bit.ly/18vZYYI
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November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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