#OTD 5 April 1531
Frying tonight....well not quite!
#RichardRoose was boiled at Smithfield for poisoning, he was #JohnFisher Bishop of Rochester's cook
This unique punishment claimed only 1 other, serial poisoner, Margaret Davy in 1542
The act was repealed in 1547 by #EdwardVI
#Tudors
#History
#OTD 5 Mar 1549
The Bill of Attainder was passed against #ThomasSeymour of Sudeley Castle for attempted kidnap of his nephew #EdwardVI & plotting to marry Princess Elizabeth
Much liked by his contemporaries, our 21stC values label him a cad or was he simply misguided?
youtu.be/UBNaYynRYmA
#OTD 24 Feb 1580
Henry Fitzalan 12th Earl of Arundel died
At court from 15 probably the only English nobleman to serve
#HenryVIII
#EdwardVI
#MaryI
#ElizabethI
What amazing tales he could tell being at the centre of #TheTudors for 65yrs
But DYK he introduced passenger coaches to the UK?
#History
#EdwardVI was crowned king of England #OnThisDay in 1547 at the tender age of 9 but his 6-year reign was a tumultuous one that ended in disaster despite all the hopes #HenryVIII had placed in his only surviving legitimate son...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...
#OTD in 1547. The coronation of the nine year old Edward VI took place at Westminster Abbey. #Tudor #History #EdwardVI #OnThisDay
#OTD 20 Feb 1547
9yr old Edward Tudor, only legitimate son of #HenryVIII was crowned King #EdwardVI @wabbey
His reign (albeit steered by his uncle #EdwardSeymour) suffered economic & social unrest
The 1st protestant raised monarch, the Reformation progressed under his tenure
#Tudor
#History
#OTD
20th February 1547
Nine year old King Edward VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
www.instagram.com/p/DU9tp63jyh...
#EdwardVI #KingEdwardVI #BoyKing #YoungKing #Coronation #Tudors #History
#OTD 17 Feb 1547
#EdwardSeymour was made Duke of Somerset
Seymour took full advantage of the terms of #HenryVIII's will giving himself almost regal powers as Lord Protector, 'de facto King' on behalf of his young nephew & King #EdwardVI
Never popular 5yrs later he met with the🪓
#Tudor
#History
The Tudors ruled from 1485 to 1603, a period marked by Henry VIII’s break with Rome, violent religious shifts, and the cultural confidence of Elizabeth I’s reign. All this helped to define early modern England.
#Elizabethan #HenryVIII #Tudor #ElizabethI #MaryI #EdwardVI #LadyJaneGrey #HenryV
#OTD 16 Jan 1585
Edward Fiennes de Clinton Earl of Lincoln died
Tudor Courtier & Lord High Admiral under #EdwardVI & #ElizabethI
You are more likely to know his 1st wife, Elizabeth (Bessie) Blount #HenryVIII's mistress & mother to #HenryFitzroy
PTLH TV: youtu.be/Qc9HDSZ6M2U
#Tudor
#History
#OTD 13 Jan 1612
Jane Dormer Duchess of Feria died
Jane, descended from the Sidney's of Penshurst Place was a playmate of young #EdwardVI then lady in waiting & confidante to #MaryI
Waiting until after Mary's death she married spending the rest of her life in her adopted home, Spain
#Elizabethan
#OTD 30 Dec 1546
#HenryVIII signed off on the changes he'd made to his Will a few days earlier
Confirming his Son would rule as #EdwardVI followed in line by his daughters Mary & Elizabeth
He also specified who would serve as council to the young king principally #EdwardSeymour
#Tudor
#History
#OTD 26 Dec 1546
#HenryVIII made changes to his will granting power to #EdwardVI
#EdwardSeymour was among those granted dukedoms whilst others were cancelled & crucially he added the line of his sister #MaryTudor as heirs after his own children paving the way for #LadyJaneGrey
#Tudor
#History
#OTD 24 Nov 1598
William Paulet 3rd Marquess of Winchester died at Basing Hampshire
A high profile courtier from a noble family between them served 4 #Tudor Monarchs
#HenryVIII
#EdwardVI
#MaryI
#ElizabethI
Officiating at #MaryQueenofScots' trial & Lord High Steward at her funeral
#Elizabethan
#OTD 23 Nov 1585
Thomas Tallis (Tallys), musician & one of the greatest early English composers, died (aged c80) at his home in Greenwich
A member of Chapel Royal in 1543 serving #HenryVIII, #EdwardVI, #MaryI & #ElizabethI
Famous for his 40 part Spem in Alium
#History
#Elizabethan
#Tudor
The Puppet King (Tudor Heirs Series)
"My birth had marked my father’s most joyous success. But now, there was only dying left for me to do."
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by Leah Toole
Rating: 4.1/5 (315 Reviews)
#Historical #Fiction #History #EdwardVI #Kindle #Books #BookSky
New post on my blog and Substack - what if Jane Seymour didn't die in 1537?
Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/what-if-ja...
Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/11/15/w...
#History #Tudors #JaneSeymour #HenryVIII #EdwardVI
#OTD 28 Oct 1561
Sir Rowland Hill of Soulton Hall died of strangury
Publisher of the Geneva Bible earning the title 1st Protestant Lord Mayor of London
Statesman, polymath, merchant & patron of the arts active through the reigns of #HenryVIII, #EdwardVI, #MaryI & #ElizabethI
#elizabethan
#history
#OTD 25 Oct 1557
Sir William Cavendish, Privy Councillor & 2nd husband of #BessofHardwick died
He served under #HenryVIII (with #ThomasCromwell) & later #EdwardVI
He and Bess began work on Chatsworth House in 1552, a project he would not live to see completed
#Elizabethan
#History
#OTD 24 Oct 1537
#JaneSeymour died aged 28 having suffered a protracted delivery of that much desired male heir 12 days earlier, #EdwardVI
Buried at Windsor Castle where #HenryVIII was, in 1547, interred with her
Check out herstory:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#Tudor
#History
Edward VI as a Child (Holbein, National Gallery of Art, 1538).
Portrait miniature of Edward (MET Museum, c. 1543-46).
Happy birthday to #EdwardVI who was born #OTD (yesterday) in 1537. 1/3
Happy Birthday Edward VI. The King of England and Ireland. #HappyBirthdayEdwardVI #EdwardVI #Birthday #RestInPeace #RIPEdwardVI #Legend #Legends
#EdwardVI was born #OnThisDay in 1537, succeeding #HenryVIII in 1547 in a reign that was one of the most turbulent in England's history; his government was controlled by the Duke of Somerset & then by the Duke of Warwick...
www.worldhistory.org/Edward_VI_of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VI
Circle of #WilliamScrots (active 1537-53)
Anamorphic portrait of #EdwardVI, King of England (1537-53), who was #BornOnThisDay
1546
National Portrait Gallery
#Tudor
After #WilliamScrots (active 1537-53)
Portrait of #EdwardVI, King of England (1537-53), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1550
Rijksmuseum
#Tudor
Workshop of #MasterJohn
Portrait of #EdwardVI, King of England (1537-53), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1547
National Portrait Gallery
#Tudor
Attributed to #WilliamScrots (active 1537-53)
Portrait of #EdwardVI, King of England (1537-53), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1547-51
Royal Collection Trust
#Tudor
Attributed to #WilliamScrots (active 1537-53)
Portrait of #EdwardVI, King of England (1537-53), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1546
Royal Collection Trust
#Tudor
Workshop of Hans #Holbein (1497/8-1543)
Portrait of #EdwardVI, King of England (1537-53), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1545
Metropolitan Museum of Art
#Tudor
Follower of Hans #Holbein (1497/8-1543)
Portrait of #EdwardVI, King of England (1537-53), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1542-5
#Tudor
