On This Day (04 February) in 1520, Mary Boleyn married William Carey in the Chapel Royal at Greenwich Palace, with Henry VIII in attendance.

On 01 February 1555, the funeral of Jane Guildford, Duchess of Northumberland, widow of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, was held at Chelsea Old Church. 'Brass Plate Monument of the Duchess of Northumberland and Her Daughters, Chelsea Church'. Artist: Daniel Lyons, 1796-1811 © Yale Center for British Art Jane died in January 1555; two dates have been given for her death - 15 January (as given at her PostMortem Inquisition) and 22 January (as recorded on the marble ins

On This Day (30 January) in 1590, Anne Clifford, writer, poet, prolific diarist and literary patron, was born at Skipton Castle, Yorkshire.

On This Day (27 January) in 1569, Æmilia Bassano, Elizabethan courtier and Jacobean writer and poet was baptised.

On This Day (26 January) in 1533, lawyer and Speaker of the House of Commons, Thomas Audley was formally appointed as Lord Chancellor...