Category Archives: Events by Place

13 November 1553 – Lady Jane and Guildford Dudley were taken to the Guildhall to stand trial

Posted on 13th November 2025 by Tamise

The author of ‘The Chronicle of Queen Jane and of Two Years of Queen Mary, and Especially of the Rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyat’ described the procession from the Tower. ‘The xiijth daie of November were ledd out of the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 25th July 2019 by Tamise

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

Posted on 25th June 2019 by Tamise

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

Posted on 11th February 2019 by Tamise

‘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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