#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 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

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

#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

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #History #Tudors #newblogpost 'Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset' Discussing #HenryVIII's acknowledged but illegitimate son, who died #OTD in 1536.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #History #Tudors #newblogpost '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.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #History #Tudors #newblogpost ''Jane the Quene': the proclamation of Lady Jane Grey, 10 July 1553 Discussing the proclamation of #LadyJaneGrey as Queen of England #otd in 1553.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #History #Tudors #newblogpost 'The Death of Edward VI - 06 July 1553' Regarding the illness, death and funeral of #EdwardVI, who died #otd in 1553 at #GreenwichPalace.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #History #Tudors #newblogpost '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 DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #tudors '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 DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #tudors #history #blogpost '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 DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #tudors #history #blogpost '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.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #History #Tudors '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 DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #tudors #history #blogpost 'ON THIS DAY - 04 May 1608' #OTD in 1608, the funeral of #BessofHardwick was held at All Hallow’s Church, Derby.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #newblogpost #History #Tudors 'The Death of Thomas Audley - 30 April 1544' #OTD in 1544, Lord Chancellor Thomas Audley died at his City of #London home, Christchurch Place, Aldgate.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #tudors #history #blogpost 'The Death of Elizabeth I - 24 March 1603' Discussing the death and burial of #ElizabethI, whose funeral was held at #WestminsterAbbey #otd in 1603.

'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #Tudors #History 'The Marriage of Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey - 26 Apr 1540' #OTD in 1540, Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey married in an apparent love match, after appearing to meet at court in 1539.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #Tudors #History 'The Arrest of Edmund Dudley - 24 April 1509' #OTD in 1509, Edmund Dudley, #HenryVII's financial agent was arrested at his home on Candlewick Street, City of London, within days of the king's death.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #tudors #history #blogpost 'ON THIS DAY - 06 April 1621' #OTD in 1621, Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford died.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #Tudors #history #blogpost 'The Death of Elizabeth I - 24 Mar 1603' Discussing the deteriorating health, final illness and death, and subsequent funeral of #ElizabethI, who died #OTD in 1603, at Richmond Palace.

#OTD in 1601, Sir Christopher Blount, husband of #LetticeKnollys, Countess of Leicester, was executed on Tower Hill, after being found guilty of high treason for his role in the failed coup 'Essex's Rebellion'. #tudors

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #newblogpost #History #Tudors 'The Death and Funeral of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford - March 1555' #OTD in 1555, John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, Lord Privy Seal died at Russell House, The Strand, Westminster.

#OTD in 1538, son and heir Thomas (later 4th Duke of Norfolk) was born to Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (who would be the last man executed in #HenryVIII's reign) and his wife Frances De Vere. Young Thomas was born at Kenninghall Palace, Norfolk, at 02:36am (and seven seconds!) #Tudors

#OTD in 1549, an Act of Attainder was passed in parliament against #ThomasSeymour, #EdwardVI's uncle; it found him guilty of 33 charges of treason, and sentenced him to death, with him properties and titles forfeit to the Crown. #tudors

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #newblogpost #History #Tudors 'The Birth of Henry Carey - 04 March 1526' #OTD in 1526, #MaryBoleyn gave birth to her son, Henry Carey, who would later by appointed 1st Baron Hunsdon by his cousin, #ElizabethI.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #newblogpost #History #Tudors ‘The Execution of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex - 25 February 1601’ #OTD in 1601, #RobertDevereux was executed at #TowerofLondon.

On This Day (24 February) in 1603, Katherine Carey, Countess of Nottingham, the longest-serving Elizabethan Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber, died at Arundel House, on The Strand, in the City of Westminster. #OTD #History #Tudors #ElizabethI www.thedudleywomen.com/post/on-this...

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #newblogpost #History #Tudors 'The Death of Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick - 21 February 1590' #OTD in 1590, #AmbroseDudley died at Bedford House, Westminster, shortly after undergoing a lower leg amputation.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #newblogpost #History #Tudors 'The Funeral of Sir Philip Sidney - 16 February 1587' #OTD in 1587, #PhilipSidney was interred at 'Old' St Paul's Cathedral, London, 4 months after his death from gangrene due to a bullet wound.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN: ON THIS DAY' #newblogpost #Tudors 'ON THIS DAY - 13 February 1608' #OTD in 1608, #BessofHardwick died at #HardwickHall.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN: ON THIS DAY' #newblogpost #Tudors 'ON THIS DAY - 12 February 1554' #OTD in 1554, #LadyJaneGrey and her husband, #GuildfordDudley, were both executed after being convicted of treason in Nov 1553.

#OTD in 1554, shortly after the execution of her husband #GuildfordDudley on nearby #TowerHill, #LadyJaneGrey was taken to a scaffold which had been erected on Tower Green, within the complex of the #TowerofLondon, where she was executed by beheading. #Tudors

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #newblogpost #History #Tudors 'The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots - 08 February 1587' Discussing the events leading to #MaryQueenofScots' arrest, trial and conviction in 1586, and execution #OTD in 1587. #MQoS

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN: ON THIS DAY' - NEW BLOG POST 'ON THIS DAY - 04 February 1520' On This Day (04 Feb) in 1520, #MaryBoleyn married William Carey at the Chapel Royal, #GreenwichPalace. #Tudorhistory #Tudors #Tudor #HenryVIII

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' - NEW BLOG POST #Tudors 'The Funeral of Jane Guildford - 01 February 1555' Commemorating the death, funeral and burial of Jane Guildford, Duchess of Northumberland who was buried on this day (01 Feb) in 1555, as well as her requests and bequeaths set out in her will.

#OTD in 1590, Lady Anne Clifford, writer, poet, prolific diarist and literary patron was born. #Tudorwomen #womenpoets #womeninhistory

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #History #Tudors #Tudorwomen 'Æmilia Bassano's Baptism - 27 January 1569' A look at the birth and childhood of Elizabethan courtier and Jacobean poet Æmilia Bassano, including her parents' backgrounds, who was baptised #OTD in 1569. #EmiliaLayner

On This Day (22 Jan) in 1552, former Lord Protector Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset was beheaded on Tower Hill. He was found guilty of high treason, accused of conspiring to kill his old friend and ally John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, now leader of the Regency Council as 'Lord President'.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN - ON THIS DAY' #Tudors #History 'ON THIS DAY - 19 January 1601' On This Day, 19 Jan 1601, Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Elizabethan courtier, politician, Lord President of the Council of Wales, and known patron of the arts, died at his house nr Salisbury, Wiltshire.

#OTD in 1601, Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, died at his home, Wilton House, nr Salisbury. Along with his third wife, #MarySidney, they were patrons of the arts and literature; this was continued by their sons William and Philip, to whom #WilliamShakespeare's First Folio is dedicated.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' #newblogpost #History #Tudors 'Thomas Seymour's Arrest - 17 January 1549' Discussing the events surrounding the arrest and imprisonment of #ThomasSeymour in Jan 1549. www.thedudleywomen.com/post/thomas-...

#OTD in 1549, #ThomasSeymour was arrested on charges of treason, and taken to the #TowerofLondon; the previous evening, an increasingly erratic and impulsive Seymour had shot and killed one of #EdwardVI's dogs outside the king's bedroom at #HamptonCourtPalace. #Tudors #History

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' - BLOG POST 'The Coronation of Elizabeth I: Procession and Service - 14-15 January 1559' Revisiting Elizabeth I's coronation, from her procession from the Tower of London on 14 Jan, to the service at Westminster Abbey the following day, on 15 Jan.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG'- NEW BLOG POST 'The Death of Catherine Carey - 15 January 1569' Discussing the final six months of Catherine Carey, cousin to Elizabeth I and Chief Lady of the Bedchamber, on whom she was increasingly reliant.

💬 'THE DUDLEY WOMEN BLOG' - NEW BLOG POST 'The Coronation of Elizabeth I: Procession and Service - 14-15 January 1559' Revisiting Elizabeth I's coronation, from her procession from the Tower of London on 14 Jan, to the service at Westminster Abbey on 15 Jan. www.thedudleywomen.com/post/the-cor...

On This Day (14 Jan) in 1559 Elizabeth I left the Tower of London in a state procession, headed to the Palace of Westminster, in preparation for her coronation for the following day. She made her way through the City of London, carried on a golden litter, past multiple pageants and performances.