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The Death of Edward VI - 06 July 1553
At around eight o'clock in the evening, on 06 July 1553, after over a year of ill-health, the fifteen-year-old Edward VI took his final breaths, dying at Greenwich Palace, a favoured residence and birthplace of his father, Henry VIII.
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Jul 6, 20257 min read


The Marriage of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester, and Sir Christopher Blount, c.July 1589
Exact details of their marriage are unconfirmed, but it is believed the couple were married around July 1589.
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Jul 5, 20255 min read


ON THIS DAY - 03 June 1630
On This Day (03 June) in 1630, diarist and writer Lady Anne Clifford married for the second time: to Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke.
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Jun 3, 20252 min read


The Durham Place Marriages - 25 May 1553
On 25 May 1553, numerous guests including members of the Privy Council and foreign ambassadors, gathered at Durham Place, the Westminster residence of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland to witness a triple wedding celebration: the three young brides were Northumberland's youngest daughter Katherine Dudley, and sisters Jane and Katherine Grey, eldest daughters of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
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May 25, 202513 min read


ON THIS DAY - 19 May 1536
On This Day (19 May) in 1536, Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and recently deposed Queen of England, was led from the royal apartments within the Tower of London to a scaffold erected on Tower Green, where she was executed by beheading.
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May 19, 20252 min read
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