On This Day in Tudor History gives a day-by-day look at events from the Tudor era, including births, deaths, baptisms, marriages, battles, arrests, executions and more.
This must-have book for Tudor history lovers is perfect for:
Dipping into daily over your morning coffee
Using in the classroom
Trivia nights and quizzes
Finding out what happened on your birthday or special day
Wowing friends and family with your Tudor history knowledge
Researching the Tudor period
Written by best-selling Tudor history author Claire Ridgway, On This Day in Tudor History contains a wealth of information about your favourite Tudor monarchs, their subjects and the times they lived in.
On this day in Tudor history, 31st July 1549, Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield, was killed by a butcher during Kett's Rebellion in East Anglia.
What happened? Find out in this ...edition of #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.
Other "on this day" events for 31st July:
July 31 - A young Elizabeth writes to Catherine Parr - https://youtu.be/6jSr01gFj0Y
July 31 - Henry Grey, father of Lady Jane Grey, is released from the Tower - https://youtu.be/pIwWLcPt6w4
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31 July - A butcher kills a baron #shorts
On this day in Tudor history, 31st July 1549, Edmund Sheffield, 1st [...]
On this day in Tudor history, 31st July 1549, Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield, was killed by a butcher during Kett's Rebellion in East Anglia.
What happened? Find out in this ...edition of #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.
Other "on this day" events for 31st July:
July 31 - A young Elizabeth writes to Catherine Parr - https://youtu.be/6jSr01gFj0Y
July 31 - Henry Grey, father of Lady Jane Grey, is released from the Tower - https://youtu.be/pIwWLcPt6w4
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30 July - Writer Robert Parry #shorts
On this day in Tudor history, 30th July 1563, in the reign of Queen [...]
On this day in Tudor history, 30th July 1563, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, writer and diarist Robert Parry was born.
Find out a bit more about Parry in ...this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.
Claire is the founder of the Tudor Society, an online membership site for those who love Tudor history. There, you can learn from Claire and many other expert historians and authors, enjoy Tudor-focused magazines and live Q&A sessions with experts, and have access to all kinds of talks, articles, quizzes, virtual tours and more. Try it with a 14-day free trial - https://www.tudorsociety.com/signup/
Claire has written some bestselling Tudor history books:
29 July - The death of Thomas Stanley, Henry VII's stepfather #shorts
On this day in Tudor history, 29th July 1504, in the reign of King [...]
On this day in Tudor history, 29th July 1504, in the reign of King Henry VII, the king's stepfather died.
Find out a bit more about Thomas Stanley, and his role ...in helping his stepson take the throne, in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.
27 July - A royal secretary ends up in the Tower #shorts
On 27th or 28th July 1553, Sir John Cheke was imprisoned in the Tower [...]
On 27th or 28th July 1553, Sir John Cheke was imprisoned in the Tower of London.
But how had a royal tutor and secretary ended up being thrown in the Tower?
Other ...Tudor history events for 27th July:
July 27 - A Welshman comes to a sticky end on Anglesey - https://youtu.be/cq3ummOVo7k
July 27 - Robert Dudley sends an invitation to Queen Elizabeth I - https://youtu.be/xeWJg9kven8
Find out more about him in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.
Claire is the founder of the Tudor Society, an online membership site for those who love Tudor history. There, you can learn from Claire and many other expert historians and authors, enjoy Tudor-focused magazines and live Q&A sessions with experts, and have access to all kinds of talks, articles, quizzes, virtual tours and more. Try it with a 14-day free trial - https://www.tudorsociety.com/signup/
Claire has written some bestselling Tudor history books:
On this day in Tudor history, 26th July 1538, in the reign of King [...]
On this day in Tudor history, 26th July 1538, in the reign of King Henry VIII, George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, died.
Shrewsbury was a loyal servant of the ...Crown and a soldier. Find out more about him in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.
Claire is the founder of the Tudor Society, an online membership site for those who love Tudor history. There, you can learn from Claire and many other expert historians and authors, enjoy Tudor-focused magazines and live Q&A sessions with experts, and have access to all kinds of talks, articles, quizzes, virtual tours and more. Try it with a 14-day free trial - https://www.tudorsociety.com/signup/
Claire has written some bestselling Tudor history books:
On this day in history, 25th July 1602, in the reign of King James I, [...]
On this day in history, 25th July 1602, in the reign of King James I, thirteen-year-old Elizabethan actor Salomon Pavy was buried at the Church of St Mary Somerset, near ...Blackfriars Theatre.
Find out more about Salomon Pavy and how he came to be an actor in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.
Claire is the founder of the Tudor Society, an online membership site for those who love Tudor history. There, you can learn from Claire and many other expert historians and authors, enjoy Tudor-focused magazines and live Q&A sessions with experts, and have access to all kinds of talks, articles, quizzes, virtual tours and more. Try it with a 14-day free trial - https://www.tudorsociety.com/signup/
Claire has written some bestselling Tudor history books:
Claire is the founder of the Tudor Society, an online membership site for those who love Tudor history. There, you can learn from Claire and many other expert historians and authors, enjoy Tudor-focused magazines and live Q&A sessions with experts, and have access to all kinds of talks, articles, quizzes, virtual tours and more. Try it with a 14-day free trial - https://www.tudorsociety.com/signup/
Claire has written some bestselling Tudor history books:
