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#Advent Calendar–Day 9 The Post Office
Queen Victoria explains the origins of this institution - it is much older than you might think!
When was the first Postage Stamp introduced?
Whose head adorned it?
youtu.be/l5LApCpaao0
#Tudor
#Victorian
#History
Queen Victoria explains the origins of this institution - it is much older than you might think!
When was the first Postage Stamp introduced?
Whose head adorned it?
youtu.be/l5LApCpaao0
#Tudor
#Victorian
#History
December 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM
#Advent Calendar–Day 9 The Post Office
Queen Victoria explains the origins of this institution - it is much older than you might think!
When was the first Postage Stamp introduced?
Whose head adorned it?
youtu.be/l5LApCpaao0
#Tudor
#Victorian
#History
Queen Victoria explains the origins of this institution - it is much older than you might think!
When was the first Postage Stamp introduced?
Whose head adorned it?
youtu.be/l5LApCpaao0
#Tudor
#Victorian
#History
#OTD 8 Dec 1542
#MaryStuart was born at Linlithgow Palace to #MariedeGuise & #JamesV of Scotland his only legitimate child
James died 6 days later following injury at the #BattleofSolwayMoss
As his heir, the 6 day old infant was crowned #MaryQueenofScots
youtu.be/5tacqgyN0Wc
#Stuarts
#History
#MaryStuart was born at Linlithgow Palace to #MariedeGuise & #JamesV of Scotland his only legitimate child
James died 6 days later following injury at the #BattleofSolwayMoss
As his heir, the 6 day old infant was crowned #MaryQueenofScots
youtu.be/5tacqgyN0Wc
#Stuarts
#History
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
#OTD 8 Dec 1542
#MaryStuart was born at Linlithgow Palace to #MariedeGuise & #JamesV of Scotland his only legitimate child
James died 6 days later following injury at the #BattleofSolwayMoss
As his heir, the 6 day old infant was crowned #MaryQueenofScots
youtu.be/5tacqgyN0Wc
#Stuarts
#History
#MaryStuart was born at Linlithgow Palace to #MariedeGuise & #JamesV of Scotland his only legitimate child
James died 6 days later following injury at the #BattleofSolwayMoss
As his heir, the 6 day old infant was crowned #MaryQueenofScots
youtu.be/5tacqgyN0Wc
#Stuarts
#History
#Advent Day 8 The #Christmas Centrepiece
Today we discover what #HenryVIII & The #Tudor Court may have sat down to for Christmas Dinner .... you may be surprised to learn, its not so very far away from what we might enjoy today, as Catherine will reveal
youtu.be/542-MVfrYLU
#Tudor
#History
Today we discover what #HenryVIII & The #Tudor Court may have sat down to for Christmas Dinner .... you may be surprised to learn, its not so very far away from what we might enjoy today, as Catherine will reveal
youtu.be/542-MVfrYLU
#Tudor
#History
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
#Advent Day 8 The #Christmas Centrepiece
Today we discover what #HenryVIII & The #Tudor Court may have sat down to for Christmas Dinner .... you may be surprised to learn, its not so very far away from what we might enjoy today, as Catherine will reveal
youtu.be/542-MVfrYLU
#Tudor
#History
Today we discover what #HenryVIII & The #Tudor Court may have sat down to for Christmas Dinner .... you may be surprised to learn, its not so very far away from what we might enjoy today, as Catherine will reveal
youtu.be/542-MVfrYLU
#Tudor
#History
#OTD 7 Dec 1545
At Temple Newsam West Yorks #HenryStuart #LordDarnley was born to the niece of #HenryVIII, #MargaretDouglas & #MatthewStewart 4th Earl of Lennox
A handsome young man who caught the eye of the young attractive widowed Scottish Queen #MaryQueenofScots
#Tudor
#Stuart
#History
At Temple Newsam West Yorks #HenryStuart #LordDarnley was born to the niece of #HenryVIII, #MargaretDouglas & #MatthewStewart 4th Earl of Lennox
A handsome young man who caught the eye of the young attractive widowed Scottish Queen #MaryQueenofScots
#Tudor
#Stuart
#History
December 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#OTD 7 Dec 1545
At Temple Newsam West Yorks #HenryStuart #LordDarnley was born to the niece of #HenryVIII, #MargaretDouglas & #MatthewStewart 4th Earl of Lennox
A handsome young man who caught the eye of the young attractive widowed Scottish Queen #MaryQueenofScots
#Tudor
#Stuart
#History
At Temple Newsam West Yorks #HenryStuart #LordDarnley was born to the niece of #HenryVIII, #MargaretDouglas & #MatthewStewart 4th Earl of Lennox
A handsome young man who caught the eye of the young attractive widowed Scottish Queen #MaryQueenofScots
#Tudor
#Stuart
#History
#Advent Day 7- Gifts Fit for a 👑
How's the Christmas Shopping going?
Glad you don't have to buy for a monarch?
You'd need to gift lavishly
Be warned, if in favour #HenryVIII would accept but if not he'd unceremoniously return it...
...as Katherine of Aragon discovered in 1532
#Tudor
#History
How's the Christmas Shopping going?
Glad you don't have to buy for a monarch?
You'd need to gift lavishly
Be warned, if in favour #HenryVIII would accept but if not he'd unceremoniously return it...
...as Katherine of Aragon discovered in 1532
#Tudor
#History
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
#Advent Day 7- Gifts Fit for a 👑
How's the Christmas Shopping going?
Glad you don't have to buy for a monarch?
You'd need to gift lavishly
Be warned, if in favour #HenryVIII would accept but if not he'd unceremoniously return it...
...as Katherine of Aragon discovered in 1532
#Tudor
#History
How's the Christmas Shopping going?
Glad you don't have to buy for a monarch?
You'd need to gift lavishly
Be warned, if in favour #HenryVIII would accept but if not he'd unceremoniously return it...
...as Katherine of Aragon discovered in 1532
#Tudor
#History
#Advent Day 6
Morris Mumming Mystery & Masques
The #Tudors knew how to party but with no TV Specials what did they do?
Let's talk entertainment, singing, dancing & they had an early form of #pantomime "oh no they didn't" 😁
#Yuletide #Christmas2025 #History
youtu.be/v-DOjY7ChHY
Morris Mumming Mystery & Masques
The #Tudors knew how to party but with no TV Specials what did they do?
Let's talk entertainment, singing, dancing & they had an early form of #pantomime "oh no they didn't" 😁
#Yuletide #Christmas2025 #History
youtu.be/v-DOjY7ChHY
December 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
#Advent Day 6
Morris Mumming Mystery & Masques
The #Tudors knew how to party but with no TV Specials what did they do?
Let's talk entertainment, singing, dancing & they had an early form of #pantomime "oh no they didn't" 😁
#Yuletide #Christmas2025 #History
youtu.be/v-DOjY7ChHY
Morris Mumming Mystery & Masques
The #Tudors knew how to party but with no TV Specials what did they do?
Let's talk entertainment, singing, dancing & they had an early form of #pantomime "oh no they didn't" 😁
#Yuletide #Christmas2025 #History
youtu.be/v-DOjY7ChHY
#OTD 5 Dec 1560
#FrancoisII 16, died leaving a widow #MaryQueenofScots
He'd delegated power to his wife's Guise uncles who took orders from his Mother #CatherinedeMedici
Buried in St Denis Paris, his brother took the reigns as #CharlesIX
#MQoS on PTLH TV youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#Tudor #Stuart
#FrancoisII 16, died leaving a widow #MaryQueenofScots
He'd delegated power to his wife's Guise uncles who took orders from his Mother #CatherinedeMedici
Buried in St Denis Paris, his brother took the reigns as #CharlesIX
#MQoS on PTLH TV youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#Tudor #Stuart
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
#OTD 5 Dec 1560
#FrancoisII 16, died leaving a widow #MaryQueenofScots
He'd delegated power to his wife's Guise uncles who took orders from his Mother #CatherinedeMedici
Buried in St Denis Paris, his brother took the reigns as #CharlesIX
#MQoS on PTLH TV youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#Tudor #Stuart
#FrancoisII 16, died leaving a widow #MaryQueenofScots
He'd delegated power to his wife's Guise uncles who took orders from his Mother #CatherinedeMedici
Buried in St Denis Paris, his brother took the reigns as #CharlesIX
#MQoS on PTLH TV youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#Tudor #Stuart
#Advent Day 5
Love a Brussel Sprout? Or are these green gorgeous globes your idea of grim green grossness?
Answers below😁
This festive feature from the late 1600s can be enjoyed in many dishes such as this fab Brussel Sprout Soup from 1570 courtesy of @tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social
Try it!!
Love a Brussel Sprout? Or are these green gorgeous globes your idea of grim green grossness?
Answers below😁
This festive feature from the late 1600s can be enjoyed in many dishes such as this fab Brussel Sprout Soup from 1570 courtesy of @tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social
Try it!!
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
#Advent Day 5
Love a Brussel Sprout? Or are these green gorgeous globes your idea of grim green grossness?
Answers below😁
This festive feature from the late 1600s can be enjoyed in many dishes such as this fab Brussel Sprout Soup from 1570 courtesy of @tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social
Try it!!
Love a Brussel Sprout? Or are these green gorgeous globes your idea of grim green grossness?
Answers below😁
This festive feature from the late 1600s can be enjoyed in many dishes such as this fab Brussel Sprout Soup from 1570 courtesy of @tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social
Try it!!
#Advent Day 4 - Christmas History Part 2
More on the origins of #Christmas pageantry, feasting, fools & Mumming
We hope you enjoy our series of short films
Lots more interesting snippets of the #festiveseason to come
@jayneband.bsky.social
@christmascountdown.bsky.social
youtu.be/oeXRghO1hbk
More on the origins of #Christmas pageantry, feasting, fools & Mumming
We hope you enjoy our series of short films
Lots more interesting snippets of the #festiveseason to come
@jayneband.bsky.social
@christmascountdown.bsky.social
youtu.be/oeXRghO1hbk
December 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
#Advent Day 4 - Christmas History Part 2
More on the origins of #Christmas pageantry, feasting, fools & Mumming
We hope you enjoy our series of short films
Lots more interesting snippets of the #festiveseason to come
@jayneband.bsky.social
@christmascountdown.bsky.social
youtu.be/oeXRghO1hbk
More on the origins of #Christmas pageantry, feasting, fools & Mumming
We hope you enjoy our series of short films
Lots more interesting snippets of the #festiveseason to come
@jayneband.bsky.social
@christmascountdown.bsky.social
youtu.be/oeXRghO1hbk
#Advent Day 3 Gingerbread
In the 1500’s it was very different, a sweet treat rather than baked cake
Flavoured with expensive spices usually reserved for the rich but at #Yuletide often the poor might enjoy this rare treat
Visit our Facebook page for an authentic #Tudor recipe
#history
In the 1500’s it was very different, a sweet treat rather than baked cake
Flavoured with expensive spices usually reserved for the rich but at #Yuletide often the poor might enjoy this rare treat
Visit our Facebook page for an authentic #Tudor recipe
#history
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
#OTD 2 Dec 1546
#HenryHoward was arrested & became the last man executed under #HenryVIII's reign
Raised with #HenryFitzroy he was cousin to #AnneBoleyn & #KatherineHoward
A Coat of Arms implying a claim to the Throne convinced an aging foul tempered King that Henry was a usurper!
#History
#Tudor
#HenryHoward was arrested & became the last man executed under #HenryVIII's reign
Raised with #HenryFitzroy he was cousin to #AnneBoleyn & #KatherineHoward
A Coat of Arms implying a claim to the Throne convinced an aging foul tempered King that Henry was a usurper!
#History
#Tudor
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#OTD 2 Dec 1546
#HenryHoward was arrested & became the last man executed under #HenryVIII's reign
Raised with #HenryFitzroy he was cousin to #AnneBoleyn & #KatherineHoward
A Coat of Arms implying a claim to the Throne convinced an aging foul tempered King that Henry was a usurper!
#History
#Tudor
#HenryHoward was arrested & became the last man executed under #HenryVIII's reign
Raised with #HenryFitzroy he was cousin to #AnneBoleyn & #KatherineHoward
A Coat of Arms implying a claim to the Throne convinced an aging foul tempered King that Henry was a usurper!
#History
#Tudor
#Advent Day 2
Christmas History Part 1
The origins of #Christmas involved celebrations we would be familiar with & some we wouldn’t recognise as fun
Hopefully you will discover something new about our favourite time of year in our series of short films: youtu.be/6zH2tc3rk00
#History
Christmas History Part 1
The origins of #Christmas involved celebrations we would be familiar with & some we wouldn’t recognise as fun
Hopefully you will discover something new about our favourite time of year in our series of short films: youtu.be/6zH2tc3rk00
#History
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
#Advent Day 2
Christmas History Part 1
The origins of #Christmas involved celebrations we would be familiar with & some we wouldn’t recognise as fun
Hopefully you will discover something new about our favourite time of year in our series of short films: youtu.be/6zH2tc3rk00
#History
Christmas History Part 1
The origins of #Christmas involved celebrations we would be familiar with & some we wouldn’t recognise as fun
Hopefully you will discover something new about our favourite time of year in our series of short films: youtu.be/6zH2tc3rk00
#History
#OTD 1 Dec 1541
The trial took place at Guildhall, London of #ThomasCulpeper & #FrancisDereham
Unsurprisingly both were found guilty of treason & condemned to 💀
Their fate would only mean one thing for the young Queen #KatherineHoward
@thetudors.bsky.social @katherinehoward.bsky.social
#Tudor
The trial took place at Guildhall, London of #ThomasCulpeper & #FrancisDereham
Unsurprisingly both were found guilty of treason & condemned to 💀
Their fate would only mean one thing for the young Queen #KatherineHoward
@thetudors.bsky.social @katherinehoward.bsky.social
#Tudor
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#OTD 1 Dec 1541
The trial took place at Guildhall, London of #ThomasCulpeper & #FrancisDereham
Unsurprisingly both were found guilty of treason & condemned to 💀
Their fate would only mean one thing for the young Queen #KatherineHoward
@thetudors.bsky.social @katherinehoward.bsky.social
#Tudor
The trial took place at Guildhall, London of #ThomasCulpeper & #FrancisDereham
Unsurprisingly both were found guilty of treason & condemned to 💀
Their fate would only mean one thing for the young Queen #KatherineHoward
@thetudors.bsky.social @katherinehoward.bsky.social
#Tudor
#Advent Day 1
Traditionally 4 Sundays & 4 weeks before Christmas, means 'Coming' in Latin & dates back to 567 when monks had to fast leading up to Christmas
Now it's all about Chocolate!
Surprisingly, the 1st choc Advent appeared in 1958 & Cadburys produced the 1st in UK in 1971!
#History
#Chocolate
Traditionally 4 Sundays & 4 weeks before Christmas, means 'Coming' in Latin & dates back to 567 when monks had to fast leading up to Christmas
Now it's all about Chocolate!
Surprisingly, the 1st choc Advent appeared in 1958 & Cadburys produced the 1st in UK in 1971!
#History
#Chocolate
December 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#Advent Day 1
Traditionally 4 Sundays & 4 weeks before Christmas, means 'Coming' in Latin & dates back to 567 when monks had to fast leading up to Christmas
Now it's all about Chocolate!
Surprisingly, the 1st choc Advent appeared in 1958 & Cadburys produced the 1st in UK in 1971!
#History
#Chocolate
Traditionally 4 Sundays & 4 weeks before Christmas, means 'Coming' in Latin & dates back to 567 when monks had to fast leading up to Christmas
Now it's all about Chocolate!
Surprisingly, the 1st choc Advent appeared in 1958 & Cadburys produced the 1st in UK in 1971!
#History
#Chocolate
#OTD 1 Dec 1531
#MaudParr (née Green) died, buried at Blackfriars Church, London next to her husband, #SirThomasParr. Lady-in-waiting to #KatherineofAragon, mother to #KatherineParr & widowed at 25
Hear from both her daughters: youtu.be/xkeSJGkc09Q & youtu.be/xKxl7esLKnc
#Tudor
#History
#MaudParr (née Green) died, buried at Blackfriars Church, London next to her husband, #SirThomasParr. Lady-in-waiting to #KatherineofAragon, mother to #KatherineParr & widowed at 25
Hear from both her daughters: youtu.be/xkeSJGkc09Q & youtu.be/xKxl7esLKnc
#Tudor
#History
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#OTD 1 Dec 1531
#MaudParr (née Green) died, buried at Blackfriars Church, London next to her husband, #SirThomasParr. Lady-in-waiting to #KatherineofAragon, mother to #KatherineParr & widowed at 25
Hear from both her daughters: youtu.be/xkeSJGkc09Q & youtu.be/xKxl7esLKnc
#Tudor
#History
#MaudParr (née Green) died, buried at Blackfriars Church, London next to her husband, #SirThomasParr. Lady-in-waiting to #KatherineofAragon, mother to #KatherineParr & widowed at 25
Hear from both her daughters: youtu.be/xkeSJGkc09Q & youtu.be/xKxl7esLKnc
#Tudor
#History
A precursor to our Advent beginning tomorrow, let’s start with #SANTACLAUS
Or Saint Nicholas a rich bishop from Myra (now in Turkey) in the 4th Cent!
Meet our #Santa @chilternoam.bsky.social 6/7 Dec!
👉https://www.coam.org.uk/events/festive-weekend-2025
#Christmas facts:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Or Saint Nicholas a rich bishop from Myra (now in Turkey) in the 4th Cent!
Meet our #Santa @chilternoam.bsky.social 6/7 Dec!
👉https://www.coam.org.uk/events/festive-weekend-2025
#Christmas facts:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A precursor to our Advent beginning tomorrow, let’s start with #SANTACLAUS
Or Saint Nicholas a rich bishop from Myra (now in Turkey) in the 4th Cent!
Meet our #Santa @chilternoam.bsky.social 6/7 Dec!
👉https://www.coam.org.uk/events/festive-weekend-2025
#Christmas facts:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Or Saint Nicholas a rich bishop from Myra (now in Turkey) in the 4th Cent!
Meet our #Santa @chilternoam.bsky.social 6/7 Dec!
👉https://www.coam.org.uk/events/festive-weekend-2025
#Christmas facts:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#OTD 30 Nov 1554
#SirPhilipSidney poet politician courtier & soldier was born Penshurst Place to #SirHenrySidney & #LadyMaryDudley
A prominent Elizabethan he married #FrancesWalsingham they had a daughter
His legacy of works include Astrophel & Stella, Arcadia & A Defense of Poesy
#Elizabethan
#SirPhilipSidney poet politician courtier & soldier was born Penshurst Place to #SirHenrySidney & #LadyMaryDudley
A prominent Elizabethan he married #FrancesWalsingham they had a daughter
His legacy of works include Astrophel & Stella, Arcadia & A Defense of Poesy
#Elizabethan
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
#OTD 30 Nov 1554
#SirPhilipSidney poet politician courtier & soldier was born Penshurst Place to #SirHenrySidney & #LadyMaryDudley
A prominent Elizabethan he married #FrancesWalsingham they had a daughter
His legacy of works include Astrophel & Stella, Arcadia & A Defense of Poesy
#Elizabethan
#SirPhilipSidney poet politician courtier & soldier was born Penshurst Place to #SirHenrySidney & #LadyMaryDudley
A prominent Elizabethan he married #FrancesWalsingham they had a daughter
His legacy of works include Astrophel & Stella, Arcadia & A Defense of Poesy
#Elizabethan
#OTD 29 Nov 1530
#ThomasWolsey died enroute to face charges of Treason
He'd stopped off at Sheffield Manor Lodge where he become ill, breathing his last at Leicester
#HenryVIII’s former chief advisor had cheated the axe!
Hear from him as organiser of #FoCoG youtu.be/1YyzhKzmR1s
#Tudor
#History
#ThomasWolsey died enroute to face charges of Treason
He'd stopped off at Sheffield Manor Lodge where he become ill, breathing his last at Leicester
#HenryVIII’s former chief advisor had cheated the axe!
Hear from him as organiser of #FoCoG youtu.be/1YyzhKzmR1s
#Tudor
#History
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 AM
#OTD 29 Nov 1530
#ThomasWolsey died enroute to face charges of Treason
He'd stopped off at Sheffield Manor Lodge where he become ill, breathing his last at Leicester
#HenryVIII’s former chief advisor had cheated the axe!
Hear from him as organiser of #FoCoG youtu.be/1YyzhKzmR1s
#Tudor
#History
#ThomasWolsey died enroute to face charges of Treason
He'd stopped off at Sheffield Manor Lodge where he become ill, breathing his last at Leicester
#HenryVIII’s former chief advisor had cheated the axe!
Hear from him as organiser of #FoCoG youtu.be/1YyzhKzmR1s
#Tudor
#History
#OTD 28 Nov 1489
#MargaretTudor, eldest daughter of #HenryVII & #ElizabethofYork was born
She became #Queenofthescots at 12 marrying #JamesIV who was killed at the Battle of Flodden
Through her marriages she was grandmother to both Mary Queen of Scots & Henry Stuart Lord Darnley
#Tudor
#History
#MargaretTudor, eldest daughter of #HenryVII & #ElizabethofYork was born
She became #Queenofthescots at 12 marrying #JamesIV who was killed at the Battle of Flodden
Through her marriages she was grandmother to both Mary Queen of Scots & Henry Stuart Lord Darnley
#Tudor
#History
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
#OTD 28 Nov 1489
#MargaretTudor, eldest daughter of #HenryVII & #ElizabethofYork was born
She became #Queenofthescots at 12 marrying #JamesIV who was killed at the Battle of Flodden
Through her marriages she was grandmother to both Mary Queen of Scots & Henry Stuart Lord Darnley
#Tudor
#History
#MargaretTudor, eldest daughter of #HenryVII & #ElizabethofYork was born
She became #Queenofthescots at 12 marrying #JamesIV who was killed at the Battle of Flodden
Through her marriages she was grandmother to both Mary Queen of Scots & Henry Stuart Lord Darnley
#Tudor
#History
#OTD 27 (or 28?) Nov 1582
#WilliamShakespeare 18 married #AnneHathaway 26 (reported to be pregnant with their 1st child), at Temple Grafton Stratford-upon-Avon
@hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakespeareshtpost.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social @shakespeare.lol @stratforduponavon.bsky.social
#WilliamShakespeare 18 married #AnneHathaway 26 (reported to be pregnant with their 1st child), at Temple Grafton Stratford-upon-Avon
@hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakespeareshtpost.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social @shakespeare.lol @stratforduponavon.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#OTD 27 (or 28?) Nov 1582
#WilliamShakespeare 18 married #AnneHathaway 26 (reported to be pregnant with their 1st child), at Temple Grafton Stratford-upon-Avon
@hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakespeareshtpost.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social @shakespeare.lol @stratforduponavon.bsky.social
#WilliamShakespeare 18 married #AnneHathaway 26 (reported to be pregnant with their 1st child), at Temple Grafton Stratford-upon-Avon
@hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakespeareshtpost.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social @shakespeare.lol @stratforduponavon.bsky.social
#OTD 27 Nov 1556
Sir Nicholas Poyntz, soldier & courtier died
He had 9 children with his wife Joan of Berkeley Castle
#HenryVIII & #AnneBoleyn had visited his home Acton Court during their 1535 progress, he‘d built a whole new wing just for their visit, as you do!
#Elizabethan
#Tudor
#History
Sir Nicholas Poyntz, soldier & courtier died
He had 9 children with his wife Joan of Berkeley Castle
#HenryVIII & #AnneBoleyn had visited his home Acton Court during their 1535 progress, he‘d built a whole new wing just for their visit, as you do!
#Elizabethan
#Tudor
#History
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#OTD 27 Nov 1556
Sir Nicholas Poyntz, soldier & courtier died
He had 9 children with his wife Joan of Berkeley Castle
#HenryVIII & #AnneBoleyn had visited his home Acton Court during their 1535 progress, he‘d built a whole new wing just for their visit, as you do!
#Elizabethan
#Tudor
#History
Sir Nicholas Poyntz, soldier & courtier died
He had 9 children with his wife Joan of Berkeley Castle
#HenryVIII & #AnneBoleyn had visited his home Acton Court during their 1535 progress, he‘d built a whole new wing just for their visit, as you do!
#Elizabethan
#Tudor
#History
#OTD 26 Nov 1533 (some cite 28th)
#HenryFitzroy, acknowledged illegitimate son of #HenryVIII & #BessieBlount married #MaryHoward daughter of #ThomasHoward
The 14yr olds never lived together nor consummated their 3yr marriage
Hear from Bessie on PTLH TV:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#History
#Tudor
#HenryFitzroy, acknowledged illegitimate son of #HenryVIII & #BessieBlount married #MaryHoward daughter of #ThomasHoward
The 14yr olds never lived together nor consummated their 3yr marriage
Hear from Bessie on PTLH TV:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#History
#Tudor
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 AM
#OTD 26 Nov 1533 (some cite 28th)
#HenryFitzroy, acknowledged illegitimate son of #HenryVIII & #BessieBlount married #MaryHoward daughter of #ThomasHoward
The 14yr olds never lived together nor consummated their 3yr marriage
Hear from Bessie on PTLH TV:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#History
#Tudor
#HenryFitzroy, acknowledged illegitimate son of #HenryVIII & #BessieBlount married #MaryHoward daughter of #ThomasHoward
The 14yr olds never lived together nor consummated their 3yr marriage
Hear from Bessie on PTLH TV:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#History
#Tudor
#OTD 25 Nov 1487
The coronation took place of #ElizabethofYork @westminsterabbey.bsky.social 2yrs after #TheWarsoftheRoses ended & the two warring factions were united
Her coronation had been delayed likely due to her pregnancy with #Tudor heir Arthur at the time of #HenryVII's
#Tudor
#History
The coronation took place of #ElizabethofYork @westminsterabbey.bsky.social 2yrs after #TheWarsoftheRoses ended & the two warring factions were united
Her coronation had been delayed likely due to her pregnancy with #Tudor heir Arthur at the time of #HenryVII's
#Tudor
#History
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
#OTD 25 Nov 1487
The coronation took place of #ElizabethofYork @westminsterabbey.bsky.social 2yrs after #TheWarsoftheRoses ended & the two warring factions were united
Her coronation had been delayed likely due to her pregnancy with #Tudor heir Arthur at the time of #HenryVII's
#Tudor
#History
The coronation took place of #ElizabethofYork @westminsterabbey.bsky.social 2yrs after #TheWarsoftheRoses ended & the two warring factions were united
Her coronation had been delayed likely due to her pregnancy with #Tudor heir Arthur at the time of #HenryVII's
#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
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
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
#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
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 1589
Anne of Denmark 14 & James VI of Scotland 23 (later James I of England) married in Oslo having married by proxy in Aug
Bad weather prevented Anne from reaching Scotland so James travelled to her
Not to be the happiest of marriages but nonetheless very successful
#History
#Stuarts
Anne of Denmark 14 & James VI of Scotland 23 (later James I of England) married in Oslo having married by proxy in Aug
Bad weather prevented Anne from reaching Scotland so James travelled to her
Not to be the happiest of marriages but nonetheless very successful
#History
#Stuarts
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM