My review of 'Tudor Executions: From Nobility to the Block' by Helene Harrison. @penandswordbooks.bsky.social ladyjanegrey.info?p=19089

Interesting household (food) account for Elisabeth of Valois, Queen of Spain, 9 August 1559 (as I suppose), on ebay: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28692927...

#otd 1553 Renard wrote ‘As for Jane, I am told that her life is safe, though several people are trying to encompass her death.’  (c) Royal Collection

#OTD 17th November 1558 Cardinal Reginald Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury, died at Lambeth Palace in London. www.instagram.com/p/DRJGI32lOe... #ReginaldPole #CardinalPole #PapalLegate #ArchbishopofCanterbury #MargaretPole #CountessofSalisbury #Plantagenets #Tudors #History

#OTD 17th November 1558 Queen Mary I died at St James' Palace at the age of forty-two. instagram.com/p/DRJGXJPDlpK/…#MaryIy#QueenMaryIy#QueenofEnglandn#KingHenryVIIII#KatherineofAragono#Tudorsr#Historyry

#OTD 17th November 1558 Elizabeth Tudor, the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, succeeded her half-sister, Queen Mary I, as Queen of England. www.instagram.com/p/DRJGosIlOH... #ElizabethI #QueenElizabethI #KingHenryVIII #AnneBoleyn #Tudors #History

This image is part of a detailed account of King Edward VI’s procession in 1547 from the Tower of London to the Palace of Westminster on the day before his coronation. Unique to this scene is its recording of the City, especially Cheapside with its goldsmiths’ shops.

#OTD 15th November 1527 Catherine of York, Countess of Devon, daughter of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville died at Tiverton Castle, Devon. www.instagram.com/p/DRD8nh1kkW... #CatherineofYork #CountessofDevon #KingEdwardIV #ElizabethofYork #Plantagenet #Tudors #History

#OTD 15 Nov 1527 #CatherineofYork last surviving child of #EdwardIV & #ElizabethWoodville died at Tiverton Castle buried at nearby St Peter's Married to William Courtenay in 1495 arranged by #HenryVII, they had 3 children L-R Elizabeth, Cecily, Anne, Catherine & Mary @cburycathedral.bsky.social

#OTD 14 Nov 1501 @stpaulscathedral.bsky.social two 15yr olds wed having met days earlier #KatherineofAragon & Arthur Tudor After their nuptials they went to Ludlow Castle the duty of a Prince of Wales By April 1502 #TheSpanishPrincess was a widow! But, did they or didn't they? #Tudor #History

#OTD the trial of Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Lord Guildford Dudley, for treason took place at the Guildhall in London. Lady Jane had been named as his heir by the late king, Edward VI, in a will that almost certainly had no legal validity. bit.ly/1OH5Wt6

Tonight’s the night! Tune in to @channel5 at 8pm when I’ll be revealing the dramatic story of the race for Elizabeth I’s crown @liontelevision @hodderbooks.bsky.social @thesohoagencyuk #thestolencrown

'...with a black byllyment, a black velvet boke hanging before hir, and another boke in hir hande open, holding hir.’

#otd 1553 ‘The author of ‘Chronicle of Queen Jane’ wrote ‘The lady Jane was in a blacke gowne of cloth, tourned downe; the cappe lined with fese velvet, and edget about with the same, in a French hoode, all black...'

'...of ye sayd thre Dudleyes,and ye sayd lady Jane ye pretendyd queene, were all v. arreygnyd at ye Guylde hawll vpon highe treason, & so cast & adiudgyd to be drawne, hangyd, & quarteryd.'

#otd 1553 The author of ‘A London Chronicle’ wrote, ‘Vpon Monday, beynge ye xiij. day of Novembar, The archebyshope of Cantourbery, the lord Robert Dudleye, the lord Guylforde Dudley, husbond of ye lady Jane pretendyd quene, the lord Henrie Dudley, youngest sone...'

#OTD 13th November 1553 The trial of Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Lord Guilford Dudley took place at the Guildhall in London. www.instagram.com/p/DQ-zCSllX5... #JaneGrey #LadyJaneGrey #TheNineDayQueen #Tudors #History

‘Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History’ by @tracyborman.bsky.social added to the website. ladyjanegrey.info?p=19094

#OTD 11th November 1541 Catherine Howard was moved from Hampton Court Palace to Syon House where she was “examined touching Culpeper”, i.e. her alleged relationship with Thomas Culpeper. #CatherineHoward #QueenCatherineHoward #Tudors #History

Book Review - ‘Mary Tudor: Queen of France’ by Amy McElroy. @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @amymcelroy.bsky.social ladyjanegrey.info?p=18995

4 Nov 1501: Arthur Tudor meets Catherine of #Aragon at Dogmersfield #Hampshire for first time #otd And they all thought it was just another dynastic marriage...

Eleanor Brandon Clifford, Countess of Cumberland, died some time in November 1547 thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2019/04/05/e...

#otd 1553 Renard reported to the Emperor that ‘the Duke of Suffolk's children have been found to be bastards, because he had been betrothed per verba de presenti to the Earl of Arundel's sister before taking the Lady Frances to wife.'

#otd 1551 '...the Lady Jane, daughter to the Duke of Suffolk...with 100 other ladies and gentlewomen, went to the dowager and brought her through London to Westminster.’

#otd 1551 Edward VI wrote in his journal about the visit of Mary of Guise and how ‘The Duke of Suffolk...and many other lords and gentlemen accompanied by Suffolk’s wife, the Lady Frances, the Lady Margaret [Douglas], the Duchess of Richmond and of Northumberland...'

I'm in The Mirror! 😁 I did an interview about Lady Jane Grey a couple of weeks ago.... It was election time and England had just got into the final of the Euros.... I guess there was too much going on. But its published now. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

The Tudor Blogger Guest Post Q&A with Sophie Bacchus-Waterman, Author of 'Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen's Mother' tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post... @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social @tudorblogger.bsky.social #Tudors #History

Lady Jane Grey's prayer book with her handwritten inscription to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower. @britishlibrary.bsky.social

#OTD 28 Oct 1571 #KatherineParr's brother #Williamparr died at Warwick priory A prominent courtier in #EdwardVI's government & key in placing #LadyJaneGrey on the throne for which #MaryI would have had him🪓 Later freed & his titles restored by #ElizabethI #Elizabethan #Tudor #History

Books 2026 - a book that features Jane to look forward to! @penandswordbooks.bsky.social ladyjanegrey.info?p=19029

The 1st speaker in the 3rd of our summits on Royal Marriages in 15th & 16th century Europe will be Prof. Alexander Samson talking about the marriage of Mary I and Philip II. bit.ly/4oh2VUh

Great to meet the cast of Bloody Mary and the Nine Day Queen, which opened tonight at Union Theatre in Southwark. I’m standing between Jane Grey &Mary I, with Northumberland, Henry Grey & Guildford Dudley there too. Running until 29 Oct, tickets here uniontheatre.biz/whats-on/ #bloodymarymusical

I had a fabulous evening at the opening night of Bloody Mary and the Nine Day Queen at the Union Theatre in Southwark. I very much recommend it -it’s running until 29 October and tickets available here: uniontheatre.biz/whats-on/ Thanks for inviting me along! #bloodymarymusical #marytudor #janegrey

I’m looking forward to seeing Bloody Mary and the Nine Day Queen this evening. It’s on until 29 October, with tickets available here uniontheatre.biz/whats-on/ #marytudor #bloodymarymusical

#OTD 21 Oct 1554 John Dudley 2nd Earl of Warwick died at Penshurst Place Escaping execution for his involved in the attempt to place #LadyJaneGrey on the throne He didn't last long after his release from Tower Of London dying almost immediately probably as a result of imprisonment! #Elizabethan

OTD 21st October 1554 John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick died at Penshurt Place, near Tonbridge, Kent, from what could be explained as the rigours of his imprisonment in The Tower of London www.instagram.com/p/DQDd3ivj5U... #JohnDudley #EarlofWarwick #Tudors #History

What can you buy for 99p? SINNERS but just for today! bit.ly/43po2uP

18 Oct 1537: Edward (VI) created Prince of #Wales #otd

#OTD 18th October 1541 Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scots died of a possible stroke at Methven Castle near Perth. www.instagram.com/p/DP7vdiwjkd... #MargaretTudor #QueenofScots #Tudors #Stewarts #Stuarts #England #Scotland #History

15 Oct 1537: Gertrude Courtenay, Marchioness of #Exeter carries Edward [VI] to his christening #otd (© The College of Arms, London)

#OTD 10th October 1530 Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquis of Dorset died. He was the grandson of Elizabeth Woodville by her first marriage to Sir John Grey of Groby. www.instagram.com/p/DPnJTUwjXD... #ThomasGrey #MarquisofDorset #ElizabethWoodville #GreySisters #Tudors #History

8 Oct 1514: Mary Tudor (18) - 3rd daughter of Henry VII - about to become consort of Louis XII (52) of #France, meets him at Abbeville #otd The wedding was the next day

Round up of recent podcasts that mention Jane. ladyjanegrey.info?p=19009

New interview! I talk with historian Elizabeth Norton about her book Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy. From Empress Matilda to modern leaders—power, language & legacy across 5 millennia. #TudorHistory #WomenInHistory bit.ly/42UI8wK

#OTD 3 Oct 1568 Queen of Spain #ElisabethdeValois 23, died at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Madrid following the miscarriage of a daughter that same day Daughter of #HenriII & #CatherinedeMedici she was the wife of Phillip II of Spain, they had 2 daughters Isabella & Catherine #History #Elizabethan

#OTD 3rd October 1568 Elisabeth de Valois, Queen of Spain, died, aged only 23 after suffering a miscarriage at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez in Spain. www.instagram.com/p/DPVHlAzAJH... #ElizabethdeValois #QueenofSpain #KingPhillipIIofSpain #France #Spain #Valois #Hapsburg #History

Books 2025 - on sale now a book which features the Greys - The Race for Elizabeth I's Throne by Beverley Adams. @writerbeverleya.bsky.social @penandswordbooks.bsky.social ladyjanegrey.info?p=18967

#otd 1615 Arbella Seymour died at the Tower of London

#otd 1561 Birth of Edward Seymour, son of Lady Katherine Grey in the Tower of London

#OTD 24th September 1561 In the confines of The Tower of London, Edward Seymour (later Viscount Beauchamp) was born. www.instagram.com/p/DO93N-hitW... #EdwardSeymour #ViscountBeauchamp #LadyKatherineGrey #CountessofHertford #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History