Category Archives: Events by Place

Wedding of Mary I to Philip of Spain – 25th July 1554

Mary I married Philip of Spain at Winchester Cathedral on 25th July 1554.

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Anniversary of the death of Lady Jane’s grandmother

25th June marks the 486th anniversary of the death of Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk. St Mary’s Church – Bury St Edmunds

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Lady Jane writes farewell letters – 11th February 1554

‘I have sent you, my dear sister Katherine, a book…’ In the days before her execution, Jane wrote a farewell letter to her sister Katherine. ‘The Lorde comforte your grace…’ Jane also wrote a farewell message to her father, in … Continue reading

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Winchester Cathedral and Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop’s Palace)

Last summer I visited Winchester Cathedral, where Mary I married Philip of Spain and the ruins of Wolvesey Castle, the old Bishop’s Palace (where their first meeting took place and their wedding feast was held). We had better weather than … Continue reading

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17/18th December 1553 – Jane is given permission to walk in the Queen’s garden at the Tower

The 17/18th December marks the 465th anniversary of Jane being given permission to walk in the Queen’s garden at the Tower of London during her imprisonment. Events by Place – Tower of London.

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