#OTD 27 Sept 1501 15yr old #CatalinadeAragon finally set sail for England from Laredo Her journey from The Alhambra to marry the Tudor heir Arthur had begun in May Storms in the Bay of Biscay had thwarted the 1st attempt in August the fleet had been forced to dock near Bilbao #Tudor #History

#OTD 26 Sept 1588 Sir Amias Paulet died in London buried in St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster (later moved to Hinton St George) A diplomat & Governor of Jersey, he served #ElizabethI as ambassador in France & Privy Councillor but most famed as #maryqueenofscots harsh gaoler #Elizabethan #History

#OTD 25 Sep 1586 #MaryQueenofScots was moved to Fotheringhay Castle The same day #ElizabethI agreed the names of 36 commissioners as trial judges Mary's fate was sealed 2 months earlier replying to Babington's letters agreeing to his plot against her aides' advice #Elizabethan #Tudor #History

#OTD 24 Sep 1561 #EdwardSeymour, later Viscount Beauchamp was born at Tower Of London His mother Lady Katherine Grey (sister to #9dayqueen #ladyJane) had been there since Aug when her secret marriage to Earl of Hertford was revealed to furious cousin #ElizabethI #History @janegreyinfo.bsky.social

#OTD 24 Sept 1486 #ArthurTudor #PrinceofWales was baptised at a sumptuous ceremony at @wincathedral.bsky.social by the Bishop of Worcester Carried by his Gran Queen #ElizabethWoodville & Aunt #CecilyofYork Godparents included John de Vere, Thomas Stanley & William FitzAlan #Tudor #History

#OTD 23 Sep 1576 #KatherinePole Countess of Huntingdon died Granddaughter of #MargaretPole née Plantagenet Countess of Salisbury Reaching her 60's was incredible given that both her father & grandmother had lost their heads for treason on the orders of cousin #HenryVIII #Tudor #Elizabethan #History

#OTD 21 Sept 1578 #RobertDudley secretly married #LetticeKnollys #ElizabethI's #lookalike cousin & widow of Walter Devereux Robert, the Queens favourite took a huge risk in marrying without royal permission Lettice, who Elizabeth nicknamed the “she-wolf” was banished from Court

#OTD 20 Sept 1486 #Arthur #HenryVII's heir was born at St Swithun's Priory Winchester Cathedral securing the #Tudor dynasty! The union of Henry & Elizabeth of York had joined the 2 families & this child promised a new beginning Sadly he died at Ludlow Castle before inheriting the crown

#OTD 16 Sept 1537 #JaneSeymour entered confinement at Hampton Court Providing #HenryVIII his longed for male heir would cost her life Strict rules for 'lying-in' introduced by #MargaretBeaufort were observed in the final month of pregnancy & 40 days following delivery @tudorhistetc.bsky.social

#OTD 15 Sep 1514 #ThomasWolsey was appointed Archbishop of York almost a year to the day later he became Cardinal #HenryVIII's chief minister had much influence but was unpopular at Court When he failed to secure the King's divorce the circling vultures used it to hasten his fall

#OTD 14 Sep 1540 Sir William Kingston died in Painswick, Gloucestershire Constable of the Tower of London he was in charge during Anne Boleyn‘s imprisonment Served Henry VIII from 1509, fought at Battle of Flodden, jousted at Field of the Cloth of Gold & Thomas Wolsey died in his charge in 1530

#OTD 13 Sept 1520 #WilliamCecil, Lord Burghley was born in Bourne In 1550 he began service as Secretary of State 1st to #EdwardVI then #ElizabethI whom he served as Chief adviser for 14yrs A great builder & patron of the arts, building Burghley House

#OTD 12 Sept 1494 #FrançoisI was born A Renaissance King reigning 32yrs A patron of the arts Italian artists were drawn to him including #LeonardodaVinci, who brought the #MonaLisa to France He hosted #HenryVIII at The Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520 youtu.be/HCDH-K7fItQ

#OTD 11 Sep 1561 #MaryQueenofScots began her 1st progress having returned to Scotland in August An extensive 18day tour her itinerary included amongst others Edinburgh & Stirling Castles Falkland Palace Kincardine, Holyrood & Linlithgow Palaces @lovescotland.bsky.social @visit-scotland.bsky.social

#OTD 10 Sept 1515 #ThomasWolsey was created Cardinal a year after becoming Archbishop of York His influence over #HenryVIII made him unpopular at court & after failing to secure the King's divorce he fell from favour Accused of treason he cheated the axe; dying in Leicester enroute to London

#OTD 9 Sept 1543 #MaryQueenofScots was crowned at Stirling Castle, the 30th anniversary of grandfather #JamesIV death Just 6days old when her father #JamesV died Regents ruled Scotland until she returned at 18 @visit-scotland.bsky.social youtu.be/5tacqgyN0Wc

#OTD 9 Sept 1513 Died the last British monarch to be killed in battle #JamesIV at #BattleofFlodden His infant son become #JamesV of Scotland under #MargaretTudor's regency A woman regent was not popular compounded by being the sister of an enemy of the Scots#HenryVIII @visit-scotland.bsky.social

#OTD 8 Sept 1560 #AmyRobsart was found dead at the foot of the stairs at Cumnor Place Recorded as accidental death, rumours flourished her husband #RobertDudley had engineered her demise Amy probably had breast cancer Suicide, accident, murder? We will never know #MYSTERY

#OTD 7 Sept 1533 At Greenwich Palace a baby girl came into the world Adored by her Mother, #AnneBoleyn though something of a disappointment initially for her Father #HenryVIII This child would become one of the greatest English Monarchs of all time #ElizabethI

#OTD 7 Sept 1533 Just months after the death of 3rd Wife #MaryTudor, 49yr old #CharlesBrandon #DukeofSuffolk married his 4th, his ward the heiress #KatherineWilloughby at Greenwich Palace Despite the age gap, this was to be a happy marriage Hear Charles' story youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#OTD 7 Sept 1548 #KatherineParr was laid to rest, the 1st protestant funeral of a Monarch in England 11yr old #LadyJaneGrey Chief Mourner led the procession to the Chapel at Sudeley Castle where Katherine remains The only Queen in a private Chapel!

#OTD 5 Sep 1548 #KatherineParr died Sudeley Castle #HenryVIII's 6th wife was a vibrant, vivacious, attractive woman the ‘IT’ girl of her time Well-educated, intelligent & as far from being a nursemaid as it's possible to be! Hear her story this Sunday: sudeleycastle.co.uk/book/admission

#OTD 4 Sept 1539 A treaty formalising what was to be the disastrous short-lived marriage between #AnnaVonKleve & #HenryVIII was signed by her brother William Duke of Kleve Having got an annulment, why did Henry keep her as his 'sister' if he found her so distasteful? Thoughts?

#OTD 1 Sept 1532 #AnneBoleyn became one of the highest ranking & richest non-royal woman #HenryVIII made his bride2b Marchioness of Pembroke, granting the 1st hereditary peerage to a woman in her own right This extinct title held previously by #JasperTudor was of huge significance

#OTD 30 Aug 1548 #MarySeymour only child of #KatherineParr & #ThomasSeymour was born at Sudeley Castle Orphaned within months she was sent into the care of #KatherineBrandon It is thought she died before she was 2 Visit on 7 Sept to find out more: 👉 sudeleycastle.co.uk/book/admission

THIS Sat & Sun Travel to 1625 as Kiplin Hall celebrate their 400th Birthday! We will perform in the Hall daily 11:30 & 2:00 👑King James I & VI George Calvert George, Mary & Catherine Villiers ☠️Frances Carr Living history & a beautiful Jacobean house to see BOOK NOW! kiplinhall.co.uk/visit-kiplin/

#OTD 28 Aug 1588 #RobertDudley, favourite of #ElizabethI wrote his final letter to his Queen & friend He died on 4 Sept The Queen grief-stricken kept ‘his Last lettar’ in a casket by her bed, where it was found when she died #Tudorqueen

#OTD 27 Aug 1513 #KatherineofAragon was appointed regent whilst #HenryVIII was fighting in France She was very hands-on & proactive, issuing warrants to confiscate all lands held by Scots in England #JamesIV responded but underestimated the Warrior Queen!

#OTD 22 Aug 1545 #CharlesBrandon died of a heart attack having spent his final days trying to raise the Mary Rose Fitting he died on the 60th anniversary of his father's death who had been #HenryVII's standard bearer at #BattleofBosworth youtu.be/CEtgxYvM97c @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social

#OTD 21 Aug 1535 #HenryVIII & #AnneBoleyn still enjoying their summer progress arrived at Acton Court, the home of Sir Nicholas Poyntz As was the norm for a Royal Visit, Sir Nick spent a small fortune adding a new wing which was decked out in luxurious imported furnishings

#OTD 20 Aug 1589 Anne of Denmark & #JamesVI of Scotland (later #JamesI of England) wed by proxy, then in person on 23 Nov Not a happy marriage & only 3 of their 7 children survived infancy including #CharlesI & Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia Meet King James & his Court at Kiplin Hall on 30/31 Aug

#OTD 19 Aug 1561 18yr old #MaryQueenofScots arrived back home after 13yrs in France She had been placed in the hands of #HenriII by her mother, #MariedeGuise, away from the 'rough wooing' of #HenryVIII Hear from Mary in our series on YouTube PTLH TV: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Join us this August 30 & 31 as we time travel to 1625 & celebrate Kiplin Hall's 400th Birthday! Twice daily (11:30 & 2) meet: 👑 James I&VI ✏️George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore 💘George Villiers 💪Mary Villiers 👧Catherine Villers ☠️Frances Carr BOOK NOW! kiplinhall.co.uk/visit-kiplin/

#OTD 14 Aug 1473 #MargaretPole Countess of Salisbury was born at Farley Castle The last Plantagenet, daughter of George #DukeofClarence & #IsabelNeville One of only 2 peeresses in their own right in 16th C England #HenryVIII considering her family a threat & had her executed in 1541

#OTD 13 Aug 1514 18yr old #MaryTudor married King #LouisXII 52 by proxy Brother #HenryVIII promised her once free she could make her own choice Louis managed 3mths of marital bliss The widow wasted no time getting her man #CharlesBrandon Catch up with her: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#OTD 12 Aug 1596 #HenryCarey, Baron Hunsdon, was buried in @wabbey an extravagant send off paid for by his cousin, #ElizabethI Was he #HenryVIII's child? We'll never know Meantime his Mother Mary Boleyn might shed some light: youtu.be/5NH4ZpQlFyQ Portrait at Berkeley Castle

#OTD 11 Aug 1492 Pope Alexander VI was elected, better known as Rodrigo Borgia, nephew of Pope Calixtus III His children were legitimised on becoming pope & included Lucrezia & Cesare Borgia by his favourite Mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei, although he also favoured Giulia Farnese

#OTD 10 Aug 1520 Madeleine daughter of #FrançoisI & Claude of Brittany was born James V of Scotland, contracted to marry Mary of Bourbon, fell in love with the 'Summer Queen' they married in Jan 1537 Despite fragile health, she travelled to Scotland & died in Edinburgh in July

#OTD 8 Aug 1503 #MargaretTudor married #JamesIV of Scotland at Holyrood The Treaty of Perpetual Peace was not to last Despite several pregnancies, the couple's only child to reach maturity became #JamesV of Scotland She became regent for their young son when her husband died

#OTD 7 Aug 1549 To protect her from the English 'Rough Wooing', the 5yr old #MaryQueenofScots set sail from Dumbarton arriving in Brittany a week later A marriage had been agreed to the French Dauphin François & so Mary was to be raised at the French Court They married in 1558

#OTD 6 Aug 1514 Dowager Queen & Regent of Scotland #MargaretTudor married #ArchibaldDouglas 6th Earl of Angus forfeiting her regency Ending in divorce their daughter was #MargaretDouglas 1st husband #JamesIV of Scotland, had been killed the previous year at the Battle of Flodden

#OTD 5 Aug 1545 Some salvage from The Mary Rose was brought ashore On the 7th, Charles Brandon who was tasked with her salvage, told Henry VIII's Court 'she would be raised this afternoon or tomorrow' He had over-promised! @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social @phdockyard.bsky.social

#OTD 4 Aug 1598 #WilliamCecil, 1st Baron Burghley statesman & chief advisor to #ElizabethI died Unlike his predecessors from her father's reign (such as #ThomasCromwell - youtube.com/playlist?lis...), Cecil was in for the long haul providing stability to her reign

#OTD 3 Aug 1553 #MaryTudor recently proclaimed Queen rode triumphantly into London with Elizabeth by her side Entering the Tower the gun salute made the ground shake Meet her TODAY at Berkeley Castle www.berkeley-castle.com/event/tudor-...

Also #OTD 1 Aug 1714 as the Stuart Era ends, the #Georgians begin Georg Ludwig (George Louis), Elector of Hanover & Anne’s cousin, became King George I of Great Britain & Ireland The son of Ernest Augustus & Sophia of the Palatinate He reigned until his death in 1727

#OTD 1 Aug 1714 The last #Stuart Monarch, #QueenAnne died following a stroke She had battled ill health most of her life, not helped by 17 pregnancies! 12 miscarriages or stillbirths, 4 died in infancy & Prince William died aged 11 in 1700 She is buried @westminsterabbey.bsky.social #KeepitStuart

#OTD 1 Aug 1596 John Astley (Ashley) c.88 died, husband of #KatAshley, governess to #ElizabethI Sir John's distant kin An MP & Marian exile, upon Elizabeth's ascension he became a key courtier, Master of the Jewel House He penned the 1st book on horsemanship 'the Art of Riding'

#OTD 29 July 1565 Widowed #MaryQueenofScots married her 2nd husband, #HenryStuart Lord Darnley at Holyrood Palace The couple were both #MargaretTudor's grandchildren! The marriage unpopular in Scotland infuriated their cousin #ElizabethI but did produce an heir #JamesVI / #JamesI

#OTD 28 July 1540 As #ThomasCromwell lost his head #HenryVIII was at Oatlands Palace preoccupied with the business of marrying his 5th wife; 17yr old #KatherineHoward! Both decisions he would soon come to regret! 👉https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsgsLKbuPceBFvifZEGEfAQsvPgYf7e1S

#OTD 28 Jul 1540 #ThomasCromwell met with the 🪓 He'd been a useful & loyal advisor to #HenryVIII attracting jealous enemies who seized on the failed #AnneofCleves marriage to turn the King from him! Succeeding, Cromwell lost his head 'Crum' speaks from his cell: youtu.be/Zc-v08eC3LU