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thedudleywomen
16 hours ago2 min read
ON THIS DAY - 04 February 1520
On This Day (04 February) in 1520, Mary Boleyn married William Carey in the Chapel Royal at Greenwich Palace, with Henry VIII in attendance.
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thedudleywomen
4 days ago6 min read
The Funeral of Jane Guildford - 01 February 1555
On 01 February 1555, the funeral of Jane Guildford, Duchess of Northumberland, widow of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, was held...
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thedudleywomen
6 days ago3 min read
The Birth of Anne Clifford - 30 January 1590
On This Day (30 January) in 1590, Anne Clifford, writer, poet, prolific diarist and literary patron, was born at Skipton Castle, Yorkshire.
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thedudleywomen
Jan 277 min read
Æmilia Bassano's Baptism - 27 January 1569
On This Day (27 January) in 1569, Æmilia Bassano, Elizabethan courtier and Jacobean writer and poet was baptised.
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thedudleywomen
Jan 262 min read
ON THIS DAY - 26 January 1533
On This Day (26 January) in 1533, lawyer and Speaker of the House of Commons, Thomas Audley was formally appointed as Lord Chancellor...
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thedudleywomen
Jan 223 min read
ON THIS DAY - 22 January 1554
On This Day (22 January) in 1554, Robert Dudley, the 21-year-old son of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, was found guilty of treason
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thedudleywomen
Jan 193 min read
ON THIS DAY - 19 January 1601
On This Day (19 Jan) in 1601, Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Elizabethan courtier, soldier, politician and patron of the arts, died.
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thedudleywomen
Jan 175 min read
Thomas Seymour's Arrest - 17 January 1549
On This Day (17 January) in 1549, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, and Lord High Admiral was arrested at his London home...
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thedudleywomen
Jan 157 min read
The Death of Catherine Carey - 15 January 1569
On This Day (15 January) 1569, Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, Elizabeth I's Chief Lady of the Bedchamber, died at Hampton Court Palace...
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thedudleywomen
Jan 149 min read
The Coronation of Elizabeth I: Procession and Service - 14-15 January 1559
On 17 November 1558, Elizabeth I ascended the throne of England, following the death of her half-sister Mary I.
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