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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 9h

The Battle of Twt Hill took place on 16 October 1461.

It marked the beginning of Yorkist dominance in Wales and the temporary eclipse of the Tudor cause that, in time, would rise again.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 1d

The Rise of a Queen: Anne Boleyn 1526–1533

An outstanding event! Natalie Grueninger & Dr. Owen Emmerson brought Anne’s rise to life with passion, wit, & insight. The chat buzzed with Tudor excitement—pure gold for history lovers.

📷: Emmerson & Grueninger

All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 4d

On 12 October 1459, Richard, Duke of York, fled with his son Edmund, Earl of Rutland, to Ireland. Meanwhile, his eldest son Edward, Earl of March, and allies Warwick and Salisbury escaped to Calais, the Yorkists’ last stronghold abroad.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 5d

Sir Thomas Wyatt died on 11 October 1542.

Wyatt had suffered from severe headaches since 1539 and died three years later at Sherborne in Dorset, aged thirty-nine. He was laid to rest in Sherborne Abbey.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 6d

It was 10 October 1460, & Richard, Duke of York, entered the great hall of Westminster. He strode forward & placed his hand firmly on the throne. He was claiming it. He waited for the murmur of assent. But none came.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 8d

On 8 October 1536, Lady Mary Tudor was compelled to write two letters: one to Pope Paul III and another to Mary of Hungary, sister of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The hand behind this coercion? Her father, King Henry VIII.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 9d

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Helen Castor’s She Wolves is a gripping, masterful history. From Edward VI’s death to Mary I’s rise, it brilliantly traces the fierce fight for female power in England. Flows like a novel & utterly unputdownable!

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 10d

🌹Tudorcon 2025 was magical!

From tours of Agecroft Hall in Richmond, VA, to a great talk by Danielle Teigan, a roundtable with Janet Wertman and @shakeuphistory.bsky.social ,plus music by Ron McFarlane & Andrew McEvoy- it was Tudor history come alive!

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 11d

On 5 October 1518, Princess Mary Tudor was formally betrothed to François, Dauphin of France.

The ceremony took place at Greenwich Palace when Mary was just two years old. Her intended, François, was only a few months old.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 12d

The Lincolnshire Rising erupted on 4 October 1536. That morning, the fury of the commons spilled into violence when Dr. Raynes, chancellor to the Bishop of Lincoln, was dragged from his bed at Bolingbroke and brutally executed.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 13d

✨New on the Blog ✨

Sometimes failure lays the foundation for greatness. ⚔️👑

“A Broken Soldier, A Lasting Legacy: The Life of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset”

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 13d

Elizabeth de Valois, queen and beloved wife of King Philip II of Spain, died at the Palace of Aranjuez.

On 3 October 1568 she bore a daughter, but the child was stillborn- and the young queen succumbed to complications soon after.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 15d

Dorothy Stafford was born on 1 October 1526, the daughter of Henry Stafford and Ursula Pole, granddaughter of Margaret Pole- the last great heiress of the Plantagenet line. She married William Stafford, widower of Mary Boleyn.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 16d

On 30 Sept 1473, John de Vere, Earl of Oxford, seized St. Michael’s Mount, determined to revive the Lancastrian cause. Edward IV answered with a 22-week siege. Oxford surrendered in Feb 1474, only to escape & lead Tudor’s vanguard at Bosworth.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 17d

Claire Ridgway’s Mary and Anne Boleyn: Two Sisters, One King is outstanding! The daily Q&As were invaluable and the pre-course sessions made it feel like a real community. Her knowledge and warmth make this class both fascinating and personal!

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 18d

George Buchanan, the renowned Scottish humanist, historian, and scholar, died on 28 September 1582.

Buchanan died in his flat at Kennedy’s Close in Edinburgh. He was laid to rest at Greyfriar’s Kirkyard on 29 September 1582.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 19d

Catherine of Aragon left Spain, bound for England, on 27 September 1501.

At 5 o’clock in the evening, her fleet put to sea. She landed safely at Plymouth on 2 October, ready to meet her betrothed-Arthur, Prince of Wales.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 20d

✨ New Blog Post ✨

Everyone knows Robert Devereux, the favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. But have you heard of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex? His story is filled with ambition, controversy, and mystery.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 20d

On 26 September 1580, Francis Drake sailed triumphantly back into the port of Plymouth, completing his daring circumnavigation of the globe.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 21d

Mary, Queen of Scots, was taken to Fotheringhay Castle on 25 September 1586, the final stage in her long captivity.

For nearly two decades, Mary was moved from one guarded residence to another, always under suspicion, always a prisoner.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 22d

Edward Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp, was born on 24 September 1561 within the forbidding walls of the Tower of London.

He was the firstborn son of Lady Katherine Grey and Edward Seymour, a marriage that defied the will of Elizabeth I.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 25d

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 25d

Henry Pendleton, theologian and royal chaplain, was laid to rest on 21 September 1557, at St. Stephen’s Walbrook.

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