Category Archives: Events by Place

473rd Wedding Anniversary of Jane Grey and Guildford Dudley

‘On the 25th of this month were celebrated the weddings of my Lord Guilford, son of the Duke of Northumberland, to the eldest daughter of the Duke of Suffolk…The weddings were celebrated with great magnificence and feasting at the Duke … Continue reading

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

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

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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