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Today in Tudor History, 25 September 1586, Mary, Queen of Scots was moved to Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire, marking the final stage of her imprisonment before her trial & execution. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile #Tudors #England #UK
September 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM Everybody can reply
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Today in #TudorHistory, 24 1486, Prince Arthur, the first son of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York, was christened at Winchester Cathedral. His birth symbolized the union of the Houses of Lancaster & York, uniting the houses to end the Wars of the Roses. #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in #TudorHistory, 23 September 1514, Princess Mary Tudor, the younger sister of King Henry VIII, began her journey to France to marry the much older King Louis XII. Mary was just 18 years old when she was married by proxy to the 52 YO & ailing King Louis XII. #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in #TudorHistory, 22 September 1515, Anne of Cleves, the 4th wife of Henry VIII, was born in Düsseldorf. The marriage was short-lived, lasting only about 6 months. HVIII found her unattractive & the marriage was annulled on the grounds of non-consummation. #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 21 September 1586, the Babington Plot was discovered. The Plot was a plan in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, a Protestant & put Mary, Queen of Scots, her Catholic cousin, on the English throne. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor, 19 September 1486, Arthur Tudor was born. Arthur's birth marked a significant date in Tudor history. His birth was a critical event for the new Tudor dynasty, as he was the first son of King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 18 September 1535, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk & his fourth wife, Katherine Willoughby, welcomed their first son, Henry, into the world. He would later inherit his father's title, becoming the 2nd Duke of Suffolk. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 17 September 1563, Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland died. Henry Manners, a soldier & courtier who served 4 Tudor monarchs, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I & Elizabeth I, died of the plague during a major outbreak in London. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 16 September 1537, Jane Seymour enters her confinement. Queen Jane Seymour entered her lying-in chamber at Hampton Court Palace, a period of isolation for queens in the final month of pregnancy and after childbirth. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History 15 September 1588, a parade took place in London to commemorate the English victory over the Spanish Armada. Six hundred Spanish banners captured during the conflict were displayed. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile #Tudors #England
September 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 14 September 1495, Elizabeth Tudor, the daughter of Elizabeth of York & King Henry VII, died at the age of 3. This was a deeply tragic day for Elizabeth of York, who would lose several other children during her lifetime. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM Everybody can reply
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After reading Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Monarchy in 1545, Henry VIII decidedly (grudgingly) to restore both his daughters to the succession. Well done Henry, you won’t regret it!

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September 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 13 September 1502, William Cecil, a highly influential statesman & later the first Baron Burghley, was born in Bourne, Lincolnshire. He was the son of Sir Richard Cecil and Jane Heckington. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM Everybody can reply
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Today in #TudorHistory, 12 September 1555, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer was put on trial for heresy at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford. He was accused of denying papal authority & the doctrine of transubstantiation. #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 11 September 1561, only a month after returning from France following the death of her husband, Francis II, 18 YO Mary, Queen of Scots embarked on a tour of her new kingdom. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile #UK #Tudors #England
September 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM Everybody can reply
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Today in #TudorHistory, 10 September 1533, Elizabeth, daughter of King Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, was christened at the Church of Observant Friars in Greenwich on September 10, 1533. The ceremony was intended to legitimize the royal couple's newborn daughter. ##TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 9 September 1543, we celebrate the coronation of Mary, Queen of Scots. On the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden, Mary, Queen of Scots, was crowned at Stirling Castle.
Mary was just 9 months old at the time. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 8 September 1560, Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, a favorite courtier of Queen Elizabeth I, was found dead at Cumnor Place in Oxfordshire. Robsart's servants were sent to a local fair, leaving her alone in the house. #1 #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 7 September 1533, Anne Boleyn gave birth to a daughter at Greenwich Palace. HVIII & Anne had desired a male heir to ensure the Tudor succession. The baby, considered a "disappointment," would rule England for 45 years. #1 #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 6 September 1578, Francis Drake entered the Pacific Ocean after navigating the Strait of Magellan. This was part of a privateering mission against Spanish interests, secretly funded by Queen Elizabeth I & other courtiers. #1 #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in #TudorHistory, 5 September 1548, Catherine Parr, the sixth & last wife of Henry VIII, died from puerperal (childbed) fever at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire. She had given birth to her first child, a daughter named Mary, just days earlier on August 30. #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 4 September 1588, Robert Dudley the 1st Earl of Leicester, died unexpectedly at his lodge in Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire, at age 56.
He was traveling to Buxton to treat a recurring stomach illness, possibly cancer or malaria. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM Everybody can reply
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Today in Tudor History, 2 September 1561 traveled to Edinburgh from France on this day following the death of her husband, Francis II, the previous winter. She had lived in France since childhood. #TudorHistory #TudorDynasty #History #Anglophile
September 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM Everybody can reply
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