On 1 April 1401, Rhys ap Tudor and Gwilym ap Tudor - cousins of Owain Glyndŵr - disguised as carpenters, gained entry to and seized Conwy Castle. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 30 March 1485, Richard III took the unusual step of publicly denying rumors that had begun to circulate through his court and beyond - that he intended to marry one of his own nieces, Elizabeth of York or Cecily of York. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 29 March 1613, Sir Thomas Bodley was laid to rest at Merton College Chapel. Best remembered as the founder of the Bodleian Library, he transformed a neglected university collection into one of the greatest libraries in Europe. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 25 March 1199, Richard I of England -the legendary crusader king - was struck by an arrow during a minor siege in the French countryside. At first, the wound did not appear fatal. Yet the injury soon turned deadly. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 24 March 1607, during a tilting match at court, Robert Carr, was thrown violently from his horse, breaking his leg. James VI/I began to visit Carr during his recovery. What began as royal concern turned into favor, & favor into influence. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 23 March 1512, Roland de Velville was granted denizenship by Henry VII. Some historians have entertained a compelling theory: that Roland may have been the illegitimate son of Henry VII. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 22 March 1459, Maximilian I was born. He would lay the foundations of a dynasty that would dominate the continent for generations- constantly intersecting with, influencing, and at times - threatening the Tudor dynasty. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 21 March 1617, Pocahontas, known in England as Rebecca Rolfe, was buried at St George’s Church in Gravesend, England, after falling suddenly ill as she prepared to return to Virginia. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Thomas Seymour - brother of Queen Jane Seymour & uncle to King Edward VI - was executed for treason on Tower Hill on 20 March 1549. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent, was arrested for attempting to free Edward II, a king declared dead - an act interpreted as treason. He was executed outside the walls of Winchester Castle on 19 March 1330. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 18 March 1554, the future Elizabeth I was committed to the Tower of London as a suspected traitor, allegedly implicated in Wyatt’s Rebellion. She would remain imprisoned for nearly two months. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, died on 17 March 1570, after a lifetime spent navigating the deadly currents of royal favor of four monarchs. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 16 March 1561, the body of Marie de Guise, Queen Regent of Scotland, began its final journey home. Marie’s coffin was placed aboard a ship for France. From there it would travel to Rheims, where she would be buried among her family. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 15 March 1454, the infant Edward of Westminster was formally created Prince of Wales, publicly recognized as the heir to the throne of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 13 March 1619, Richard Burbage, the greatest actor of the Elizabethan and Jacobean stage, took his final bow. He was the voice, the face, and the soul of Shakespeare’s stage. Exit Burbage. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 12 March 1539, Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond, died at Hever Castle and was laid to rest at nearby St. Peter’s Church. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 11 March 1471, Edward IV embarked from the Burgundian coast for England to reclaim his throne with a small but determined force. What began with a desperate voyage from Burgundy would end with a crown reclaimed. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 10 March 1526, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, married Isabella of Portugal. Charles had been betrothed to Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry 8th. But there was one problem: Mary was still a child. Charles refused to wait for her to come of age. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 9 March 1325, Queen Isabella of France left England for France as an envoy of her husband, Edward II. The official purpose was to negotiate with her brother, Charles IV. Within a year, she would return at the head of an invasion force. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 8 March 1702, England lost a king - and gained its last Stuart monarch. William III died after a riding accident at Kensington Palace. With his passing, the crown passed to his sister-in-law, Anne, daughter of James II. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 7 March 1623, Prince Charles, the future Charles I, & George Villiers, arrived in Spain after an extraordinary journey across Europe. Their destination was the court of Philip IV, where Charles hoped to secure a marriage. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 6 March 1340, one of the most powerful and influential men of the later Middle Ages was born: John of Gaunt. Through his children, he fathered the Beaufort family, whose descendants would ultimately produce Henry VII of England. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 5 March 1133, a child was born who would one day transform the English crown. That child was Henry of Anjou. In 1154, Henry fulfilled the destiny forged in the chaos of his birth. He became King Henry II, founding the Plantagenet dynasty. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Dan Jones’s Wars of the Roses, The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors, is one of the most engaging and accessible introductions to one of England’s most chaotic and fascinating periods. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 3 March 1515, in Paris, Mary Tudor, Dowager Queen of France and sister of Henry VIII, secretly married Charles Brandon, the king’s closest friend and one of the most powerful men at the Tudor court. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Rising dramatically above Edinburgh, Arthur’s Seat isn’t just a striking landmark - it sits beside Holyrood Palace, the historic residence of Scotland’s Stuart monarchs, forming the constant backdrop to court life, diplomacy, & scandal. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 24 February 1499, Prince Edmund Tudor, son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was baptized. The child was named after Henry VII’s father, Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond. Tragically, Prince Edmund would die little more than a year later. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 18 February 1503, the future Henry VIII was formally created Prince of Wales - a title that marked his transformation from the “spare” royal son into England’s unquestioned heir. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Sir John Grey of Groby, first husband of the future Queen Elizabeth Woodville, was killed on 17 February 1461, fighting for the Lancastrian cause at the Second Battle of St Albans. His death would quietly alter the course of English history. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 16 February 1624, Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond, died at his London residence. Many of his titles passed to his younger brother, ensuring the continuation of the Lennox line within the Stuart court. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Enjoyed Tudor Places Issue 20 - especially their first venture into Scotland. The feature on Linlithgow Palace was a standout. Perfect magazine to curl up with - beautiful, informative, and always immersive for Tudor history lovers. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors @tudorplaces.bsky.social

On 14 February 1387, John I of Portugal married Philippa of Lancaster, eldest daughter of John of Gaunt. It sealed the Anglo-Portuguese alliance forged by the Treaty of Windsor, one of the oldest continuous diplomatic alliances in the world. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Elizabeth Stuart, the “Winter Queen” of Bohemia, died on 13 February 1662 in London - far from the kingdom she once briefly ruled, yet leaving behind a legacy that would shape the future of the British monarchy. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 12 February 1554, England witnessed one of the most tragic episodes of the Tudor succession crisis: the executions of Queen Jane and her husband Guildford Dudley at the Tower of London. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 11 February 1531, Henry VIII secured the title of Supreme Head of the Church of England - a title carefully qualified with the phrase “so far as the law of Christ allows,” but one that nevertheless marked a decisive shift in authority. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Review: Queen James (U.S. title The Six Loves of James I) by Gareth Russell A nuanced, beautifully written portrait of James VI & I. A must-read for Tudor-Stuart history fans. Honestly, history writing at its best! Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

The English Reformation claimed one of its most tragic victims on 9 February 1555 with the execution of Bishop John Hooper, burned at the stake in Gloucester. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 7 February 1587, Elizabeth I’s signed death warrant arrived at Fotheringhay Castle and was read aloud to Mary, Queen of Scots. After nearly 19 years as England’s royal prisoner, Mary was formally told she would die the following morning. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Queen Anne was born on 6 February 1665, at St James’s Palace. Her reign closed the Stuart chapter of British history, paving the way for the Hanoverian succession and a new era of constitutional monarchy. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 5 February 1549, the fifteen year old Lady Elizabeth was summoned before Sir Robert Tyrwhitt. Elizabeth faced probing questions meant to test her judgment and loyalty to the regime of her half-brother, Edward VI. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 4 February 1194, King Richard I - the Lionheart - was finally released from captivity, bringing one of the most dramatic episodes of medieval kingship to an end. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 3 February 1461, Owen Tudor was executed. Captured after the Lancastrian defeat at the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross, Owen was taken to Hereford, where he was beheaded without trial. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 2 February 1488, at just nearly 15, Prince James, the future James IV of Scotland, left Stirling Castle to join in open revolt against his father, James III. Within months, father and son would face each other on the battlefield. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 1 February 1327, Edward III was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. Although crowned with all the solemnity of tradition, real power initially rested with Edward’s mother, Isabella of France, and her ally Roger Mortimer. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 31 January 1510 Catherine of Aragon gave birth to a stillborn daughter. The succession crisis was shaped slowly, through private anguish, medical misunderstanding, and expectations that pressed long before politics turned ruthless. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 30 January 1495, the trial of Sir William Stanley began at Westminster. Stanley admitted he would not fight against Perkin Warbeck if the claimant truly proved to be Richard, Duke of York - a statement Henry interpreted as treason. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Dr. Nicola Tallis and Nathen Amin’s Wars of the Roses event was nothing short of exceptional! From start to finish, it struck that balance between rigorous scholarship & engaging storytelling, making a complex period feel fresh & urgent again. 📸: @nicolatallis.bsky.social & @nathenamin.bsky.social

On 28 January 1521, the Diet of Worms formally opened in the imperial city of Worms, in modern day Germany. Convened by the young Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, the assembly was called to address the explosive challenge posed by Martin Luther. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 27 January 1596 , Francis Drake died off the coast of Portobelo in the Spanish Main. Struck by dysentery during a faltering expedition against Spanish possessions, Drake died at sea. He was buried at sea in a lead coffin. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 26 January 1554, Queen Mary I wrote to her half-sister Elizabeth - not with sisterly warmth, but with a summons that carried the weight of a warning. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors