#OTD 19th January 1544 At the Château de Fontainebleau, a son was born to Catherine de’ Medici & Henri, Dauphin of France (later King Henri II of France) & named François. www.instagram.com/p/DTq_tJ6FbU... #FrançoisII #KingFrançoisIIofFrance #KingofFrance #ValoisAngoulême #France #History

#OTD 19th January 1547 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, was executed on Tower Hill. The poet and courtier has been found guilty of treason at a trial on 13th January 1547. www.instagram.com/p/DTq_XTyFRt... #HenryHoward #EarlofSurrey #Poet #Tudors #History

#OTD 19th January 1601 Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke died at Wilton House, near Salisbury. He was the son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Parr www.instagram.com/p/DTq-4Qsld-... #HenryHerbert #2ndEarlofPembroke #Tudors #History

#OTD 18th January 1486 The marriage took place between King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York at Westminster Abbey. www.instagram.com/p/DTovbV7E69... #KingHenryVII #ElizabethofYork #HouseofLancaster #HouseofYork #RedRose #WhiteRose #WarsofTheRoses #Tudors #History

#OTD 17th January 1517 Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk was born at Westminster, London, to Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset & Margaret Wootton. www.instagram.com/p/DTmK7znAM-... #HenryGrey #MaquessofDorset #DukeofSuffolk #ElizabethWoodville #Tudors #History

#OTD 17th January 1541 Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder, courtier, diplomat and poet, was arrested and sent to the Tower of London after being accused of corresponding with Cardinal Reginald Pole, and referring to the death of King Henry VIII. #SirThomasWyattTheElder #Tudors #History

#OTD 17th January 1562 Edict of Saint-Germain, or Edict of January was issued by Catherine de' Medici & was aiming to end persecution of the Huguenots by allowing them freedom of belief & private worship. #EdictofSaintGermain #EdictofJanuary #CatherinedeMedici #France #History

#OTD 16th January 1585 Edward Fiennes de Clinton, Earl of Lincoln died in London. www.instagram.com/p/DTjmTSGlAS... #EdwardFiennesdeClinton #BaronClinton #EarlofLincoln #LordHighAdmiral #Tudors #History

#OTD 16th January 1549 Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley & uncle of King Edward VI allegedly broke into the young King’s apartments at Hampton Court Palace www.instagram.com/p/DTjl4JUje5... #ThomasSeymour #BaronSeymourofSudeley #KingEdwardVI #Tudors #History

#OTD 16th January 1572 Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk was tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot A guilty verdict was returned and he was executed 2nd June 1572. #ThomasHoward #4thDukeofNorfolk #RidolfiPlot #MaryQueenofScots #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History

#ThrowbackThursday Precedent book containing writs related to the execution of Anne Boleyn and her co-accused Clerk of the Crown 18th May 1536 www.instagram.com/p/DThBhBDD_0... #PrecedentBook #Writs #ClerkoftheCrown #AnneBoleyn #Tudors #History

#OTD 15th January 1559 At approximately noon, the coronation took place at Westminster Abbey of Queen Elizabeth I. She was crowned queen by Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle. www.instagram.com/p/DThBSm8kSX... #QueenElizabethI #ElizabethI #QueenofEngland #Tudors #History

#OTD 15th January 1569 Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys died at Hampton Court Palace. instagram.com/p/DThBGbTDqVc/…#CatherineCareye#CatherineKnollysy#LadyKnollysy#MaryBoleyny#SirWilliamCareye#SirFrancisKnollysy#QueenElizabethIh#Boleyny#Careye#Tudorsr#Historyry

#OTD 15th January 1541 King François I of France commissioned Jean-Francois de La Rocque de Roberval, to settle the province of New France and became it’s first Lieutenant-General. #JeanFrancoisdeLaRocquedeRoberval #KingFrançoisI #NewFrance #Canada #Valois #France #History

#OTD 14th January 1515 King Henry VIII wrote to King François I of France, sending him his condolences regarding the death of King Louis XII www.instagram.com/p/DTecTz4FbI... #KingHenryVIII #KingFrançoisI #KingLouisXII #ValoisOrléans #ValoisAngoulême #Tudor #France #England #History

#TudorTuesday A Merchant of the Steelyard Hans Holbein 1532 This portrait of a merchant can be dated to July 1532 by the inscription on the paper which is lying on the table. www.instagram.com/p/DTb3vggiX0... #Portrait #AMerchantoftheSteelyard #HansHolbein #Antwerp #Tudors #History

#OTD 13th January 1547 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, was tried in front of a common inquest at the Guildhall in London for high treason. He was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered. #HenryHoward #EarlofSurrey #Poet #Tudors #History

#OTD 12th January 1573 William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham died at Hampton Court Palace. www.instagram.com/p/DTZSsIbFI7... #WilliamHoward #BaronHowardofEffingham #soldier #navalcommander #Tudors #History

#OTD 12th January 1526 King François I of France and Emperor Charles V signed the Treaty of Madrid. www.instagram.com/p/DTZS-iAjnE... #TreatyofMadrid #KingFrançoisI #EmperorCharlesV #EleanorofAustria #France #Spain #HolyRomanEmpire #Valois #Hapsburg #History

#OTD 12th January 1528 Gustav I of Sweden was crowned King of Sweden. He ruled the Scandinavian country for 37 years and became known as the "father of the nation". #GustavI #KingGustavI #KingofSweden #Scandinavia #Sweden #Vasa #16thCentury #History

#OTD 11th January 1591 Robert Devereux, 3rd of Essex, was born to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex & Frances Walsingham. Devereux’s grandfather was Queen Elizabeth I’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham. #RobertDevereux #3rdEarlofEssex #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #Stuarts #History

#OTD 11th January 1503 Francesco Mazzuoli Parmigiano, painter of such works as Vision of Saint Jerome (1527) and Madonna with the Long Neck (1534), was born in Parma, Italy. #Parmigiano #FrancescoMazzuoliParmigiano #Artist #Parma #Italy #History

#OTD 10th January 1480 Margaret of Austria, Princess of Asturias and Duchess of Savoy, was born to Maximilian of Austria (later Holy Roman Emperor) & Mary, Duchess of Burgundy. www.instagram.com/p/DTUJHcaDhY... #MargaretofAustria #PrincessofAsturias #DuchessofSavoy #Hapsburg #History

#OTD 9th January 1539 The executions of Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter and Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu, on Tower Hill. www.instagram.com/p/DTRkSipFLx... #HenryCourtenay #MarquisofExeter #HenryPole #BaronMontagu #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

#ThrowbackThursday The Adoration of the Magi Andrea Della Robbia Florence Early 16th Century On display at V & A Museum, London. #AdorationoftheMagi #AndreaDellaRobbia #Florence #Italy #History

#OTD 8th January 1543 King James V, King of Scotland was buried at Holyrood Abbey. He died after the Scottish army was heavily defeated at the Battle of Solway Moss. instagram.com/p/DTO-cQFk9Oi/…#KingJamesVofScotlandnd#HolyroodAbbeye#Edinburghg#Scotlandn#Stewartst#Historyry

#OTD 8th January 1571 The burial took place of Lady Mary Heveningham (nee Shelton and other married name Appleyard) at Heveningham Church, Suffolk. www.instagram.com/p/DTO-HMiEhy... #MaryShelton #MaryHeveningham #MaryAppleyard #AnneBoleyn #cousin #Tudors #History

#OTD 8th January 1499 The marriage took place of King Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany. Anne was the widow of King Charles VIII of France and Queen Dowager. #AnneofBrittany #QueenofFrance #DuchessofBrittany #KingLouisXII #DreuxMonfort #Valois #France #History

#OTD 7th January 1536 Katherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII and mother of the King’s eldest child (the future Queen Mary I) died at Kimbolton Castle. www.instagram.com/p/DTMaxs5ABf... #KatherineofAragon #QueenKatherine #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

#OTD 7th January 1557 Thomas Wentworth, the Lord Deputy of Calais, was forced to surrender England’s last French possession. www.instagram.com/p/DTMbAfMjdz... #ThomasWentworth #BaronWentworth #LordDeputyofCalais #Calais #France #QueenMaryI #MaryTudor #England #Tudors #History

#OTD 7th January 1619 Nicholas Hilliard, goldsmith & miniaturist, was buried at the parish church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. www.instagram.com/p/DTMbMgyAbq... #NicholasHilliard #goldsmith #miniaturist #QueenElizabethI #ElizabethI #KingJamesI #JamesI #Tudors #Stuarts #History

#TudorTuesday A goldsmith in three views Lorenzo Lotto, 1525-1535 The sitter is possibly Bartolomeo Carpan, a friend of the artist He is identified as a jeweller by the case of rings at the bottom of the middle portrait. #LorenzoLotto #BartolomeoCarpan #Italy #History

#OTD 6th January 1540 King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves at Greenwich Palace. The bride was twenty-four to the King of England’s forty-eight. www.instagram.com/p/DTJ1-NFER6... #AnneofCleves #QueenofEngland #KingHenryVIII #Cleves #England #LaMarck #Tudors #History

#OTD 5th January 1531 Pope Clement VII wrote to Henry VIII forbidding him to remarry, and threatening him with excommunication if he did not heed the warning and ignored Rome. www.instagram.com/p/DTHRK-fiSF... #PopeClementVII #PopeofRome #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

#OTD 5th January 1589 Catherine de’ Medici, Queen Consort of France died at the Château of Blois aged nearly 70. www.instagram.com/p/DTHRV7ugYf... #CatherinedeMedici #QueenCatherine #QueenofFrance #QueenConsort #Regent #ValoisAngoulême #France #History

#OTD 4th January 1578 William Roper, son-in-law of Sir Thomas More died. He was the son of John Roper (Attorney General to King Henry VIII) and his wife, Jane Fineux. www.instagram.com/p/DTEsXtdj8n... #WilliamRoper #SirThomasMore #MargaretMore #Tudors #History

#OTD 3rd January 1521 Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Pope Leo X. www.instagram.com/p/DTCHmcqEac... #MartinLuther #PopeLeoX #Excommunication #Reformation #CatholicChurch #History

#OTD 2nd January 1514 William Smyth, Bishop of Lincoln, died at Buckden Palace, Cambridgeshire. www.instagram.com/p/DS_jK02DkG... #WilliamSmyth #BishopofLincoln #BishopofCoventry #BishopofLitchfield #KingHenryVII #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

#OTD 2nd January 1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger & Sir Peter Carew ordered to appear before Privy Council of Queen Mary I. Ignoring the summons, the pair continued to plot what was to be known as Wyatt’s Rebellion. #SirThomasWyatttheYounger #SirPeterCarew #Tudors #History

#OTD 2nd January 1567 Richard Onslow, Speaker of The House of Commons, makes a closing speech in Parliament urging Queen Elizabeth I to marry. The English monarch was furious & rebuked him personally. #RichardOnslow #SpeakeroftheHouseofCommons #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History

#ThrowbackThursday Ring 16th century Germany Silver ring with three oval bezels each set with a wolf's tooth, with applied flowers on the shoulders. www.instagram.com/p/DS896PbDTx... #Ring #SilverRing #Bezels #WolfsTooth #Jewellery #Germany #History

#OTD 1st January 1556 Nicholas Heath, Archbishop of York became Lord Chancellor to Queen Mary I. #NicholasHeath #ArchbishopofYork #LordChancellor #QueenMaryI #MaryI #Tudors #History

#OTD 1st January 1540 King Henry VIII met his bride-to-be, Anne Of Cleves at Rochester. In chivalric tradition, the King disguised himself and attempted to kiss her. However, a shocked Anne did not recognise him. #AnneofCleves #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

#OTD 1st January 1511 At approximately 1.30am, Katherine of Aragon, wife of King Henry VIII, gave birth to a son. www.instagram.com/p/DS886HfFa1... #HenryDukeofCornwall #KingHenryVIII #KatherineofAragon #Tudors #History

#OTD 1st January 1515 King Louis XII of France died at The Hôtel des Tournelles, Paris, less than 3 months after his marriage to Mary Tudor, the sister of King Henry VIII. www.instagram.com/p/DS88jfrFbC... #KingLouisXIIofFrance KingofFrance #ValoisOrléans #France #History

#OTD 1st January 1537 The marriage took place at Notre Dame in Paris of King James V of Scotland and Madeleine de Valois, daughter of King François I of France. #KingJamesVofScotland #MadeleinedeValois #Stewarts #ValoisAngoulême #Scotland #France #History

#OTD 31st December 1580 James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton was arrested for the murder of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley. www.instagram.com/p/DS6ZHy6ADT... #JamesDouglas #EarlofMorton #HenryStewartLordDarnley #MaryQueenofScots #KingJamesVIofScotland #Stuarts #Scotland #History

#OTD 31st December 1559 Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle, died in London while he was under house arrest. www.instagram.com/p/DS6Zauzjtp... #OwenOglethorpe #BishopofCarlisle #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History

#OTD 31st December 1564 Edward North, 1st Baron North, died at the London Charterhouse. www.instagram.com/p/DS6ZoJCiir... #EdwardNorth #BaronNorth #TreasureroftheCourtofAugmentations #Tudors #History

#OTD 30th December 1578 Ulrik of Denmark, Duke of Holstein and Schleswig & titular Bishop of Schleswig was born at Koldinghus Palace, Kolding, Denmark. www.instagram.com/p/DS30VN6iJF... #UkrikofDenmark #DukeofHolsteinandSchleswig #BishopofSchleswig #Oldenburg #Denmark #History