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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 1h

On 30 September 1553, Mary I departed the Tower of London in a procession on the eve of her coronation. After years of political uncertainty, Henry VIII’s eldest daughter was preparing to become England’s first queen regnant. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 23h

For over 500 years, golfers have faced the unpredictable Scottish winds at St Andrews. Even James IV of Scotland was playing the game centuries ago. Life, much like golf, rarely goes exactly as planned. You can’t control the conditions. Only how you play through them. ⛳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On 29 September 1399, Richard II formally renounced the English throne, bringing his turbulent 22-year reign to an end. His cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, stood poised to become Henry IV, who would establish the Lancastrian dynasty. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

History remembers her as Jane Shore. That wasn’t even her name. Royal mistress…political scandal…public humiliation… and, somehow, survival. Her real story is far more interesting than the legend.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On 28 September 1678, Titus Oates appeared before the Privy Council of King Charles II with allegations of a Catholic conspiracy to murder the king. It became known as the Popish Plot. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Only months after Jane Seymour became Henry VIII’s third wife, preparations were underway for her coronation as Queen of England. But on 27 September 1536, those plans were in doubt. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

On 26 September 1588, Sir Amias Paulet died in London. A diplomat, administrator, and trusted servant of Elizabeth I, Paulet is remembered as one of the final custodians of Mary, Queen of Scots - and for the extraordinary request he refused. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What if one of the most famous Tudor family portraits isn’t really a family portrait at all? The closer you look, the stranger it becomes. So when you look at the painting, what do you see: a family portrait… or Tudor propaganda?

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

On 25 September 1237, Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland agreed the Treaty of York, settling long-running Scottish royal claims to territories in England & profoundly shaping the territorial relationship between the two kingdoms. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, had been one of Richard III’s most important allies - until he turned against him. On 24 September 1483, Buckingham wrote to Henry Tudor concerning the planned invasion and rebellion against Richard III. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

History is full of uncertain waters - the people we remember kept moving anyway. The course may change. But sometimes moving forward is the only thing that matters. Keep paddling. 📖Sceptered Isle @HelenhCarr 🧢@dgjones 🐶Jasper 🤍

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On 21 September 1326, Queen Isabella of France, Prince Edward, and Roger Mortimer set sail from the Low Countries for England, beginning an invasion that would ultimately bring down the reign of Isabella’s husband, King Edward II. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Can a man be both the architect of change and the instrument of destruction? Thomas Cromwell remains difficult to place neatly into either category. Choose a side: Visionary Reformer or Ruthless Enforcer?

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On 21 September 1513, Scotland crowned a king who was nearly 18 months old. Only 12 days earlier, James IV had been killed at Flodden, where the Scottish army suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the English. His death left his infant son, James V, as King of Scots.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

On 20 September 1554, Sir William Paston, Norfolk landowner, courtier and member of the celebrated Paston family, died at Paston in Norfolk. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Claire Ridgway’s The Rise & Fall of Catherine Howard was fantastic! Even after years of studying Tudor history, I learned new things & reconsidered parts of Katherine’s story I thought I knew. Nuanced, engaging & meticulously researched! 📸: @claireridgway.bsky.social

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

On 17 September 1451, opposing groups reportedly came close to armed confrontation. The confrontation grew out of opposing alliances: T. Courtenay, Earl of Devon, & W. Bonville, Lord Bonville, who was allied with J. Butler, Earl of Wiltshire. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

On 16 September 1386, Henry of Monmouth, the future Henry V, was born at Monmouth Castle in Wales. Although older sources give conflicting dates for his birth, 16 September 1386 is now generally accepted by historians. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Empires rise. Dynasties fall. Names once powerful enough to shape nations eventually fade into history. History has a way of reminding us that permanence is rarely ours to decide. In the end, it is not always power that endures - but what we leave behind.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Battle of Arques was Henri IV’s victory. But Elizabeth I ensured he had the means to keep fighting. Barely a year after defeating the Armada, the Tudor queen was confronting Philip II on another front - this time by helping prevent Spanish influence from expanding in France.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A king died in his bed - and within three months, the world he had built began to collapse. One death, one succession crisis, and a dynasty beginning to unravel. Was 9 April 1483 the day the House of York was doomed?

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

On 14 September 1613, Sir Thomas Overbury died while imprisoned in the Tower of London. His death would expose one of the most sensational scandals of James I’s court. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

On 13 September 1666, Charles II issued His Majesty’s Declaration to His City of London, setting out how the capital, ruined by the Great Fire, should be rebuilt - and how another catastrophe might be prevented. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Women Who Shook the Wars of the Roses was exceptional! They brought these women vividly to life. Margaret of York - long a favorite and rather important in my own writing - was my highlight. Brilliant talks, banter and Q&A! 📸: @nicolatallis.bsky.social & @nathenamin.bsky.social

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Was Mary, Queen of Scots the victim of conspiracy - or the architect of her own downfall? Explore the books and arguments in this History Bookshelf- and reach your own verdict: Was Mary ultimately destroyed by the schemes of others, or by the choices she made herself?

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On 11 September 1472, Edward’s representatives concluded the Treaty of Châteaugiron with Francis II, Duke of Brittany. The alliance came amid Francis II’s struggle with Louis XI of France and French pressure upon Brittany. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Edward III inherited a crown scarred by his father’s mistakes - but he refused to let that inheritance define his reign. You cannot choose what is handed to you but you can choose what it becomes in your hands.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

On 10 September 1419, John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, was killed on the bridge at Montereau - an act that transformed Henry V’s pursuit of the French crown. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

⏲️ 6 Myths in Less Than 3 Minutes Katherine Howard was more than the accusations that destroyed her. It is time to look again at the woman behind the myths. Which of these surprised you most?

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On 9 September 1470, an extraordinary alliance set sail from Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy, bound for England and another dramatic reversal in the Wars of the Roses. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Being in Edinburgh, this one felt fitting: The Stuarts knew a thing or 2 abt uncertain futures. Their path was rarely straightforward, and neither is ours. U don’t have to know where the road will lead - u just have to keep moving forward. One step. Then another. Keep going.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

On 8 September 1468, William Herbert reached the height of his extraordinary rise under Edward IV when he was created Earl of Pembroke. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🏰 Tudor Places Then & Now Five centuries of history - and Hampton Court is still telling its stories. Hampton Court became a stage on which some of the most memorable moments of English history unfolded. This is Hampton Court Palace - then and now.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On 7 September 1533, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk and one of Henry VIII’s closest companions, married his 14 year-old ward, Catherine Willoughby. Brandon, around 49, had been widowed little more than two months earlier. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

On or about 6 September 1503, eighteen years after the Battle of Bosworth transformed his fortunes, Henry VII returned to Merevale Abbey, a place closely connected with the campaign that had made him king. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

By 5 September 1651, following the catastrophic Royalist defeat at the Battle of Worcester, the 21-year-old Charles II had reached Madeley in Shropshire. He was a fugitive, with Parliamentarian forces searching for him across the country. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The king’s son. The people’s favorite. The rebel who reached for a crown. James Scott had been born the son of a king. He died reaching for a crown to which he had no lawful hereditary right.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

On 4 September 1588, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, died at Cornbury in Oxfordshire, bringing to an end one of the most famous relationships of Elizabeth I’s reign. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Absolutely loved the latest Tudor Places Magazine! Of course, the piece on Hever Castle was a favourite, but I also loved “Reinventing Westminster Abbey” and the fascinating feature on the often-overlooked Katherine of York. Another beautifully researched edition!

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🔎 TUDOR PORTRAIT SLEUTH The Armada Portrait is one of the most recognizable images of Elizabeth I - but almost nothing in it is there by accident. This wasn’t just a portrait. It was a carefully constructed message about Elizabeth, England and victory.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

On 2 September 1554, Sir Anthony Browne was elevated to the peerage and created Viscount Montagu, marking his growing importance within the regime of Mary I and her new husband, Philip of Spain. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Long before Anne Boleyn became queen, Hever Castle was home. She could never have known where the path ahead would lead - only that she was willing to take it. History remembers where her choices took her. Sometimes, you just have to be brave enough to choose your own path.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

On 1 September 1399, Richard II was brought into London as a prisoner. Around this time, the captive king was confined in the Tower of London under the control of his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Eleanor of Aquitaine rebelled against a king. What happened next ⁉️ She had been a queen, a rebel and a prisoner. Then she became one of the most powerful women in Europe all over again. Eleanor survived Henry II - and stepped back onto the political stage.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

On 31 August 1422, Henry V died at Vincennes, and the English Crown passed to his only child - Henry VI, an infant not yet nine months old. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

On 30 August 1501, Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, died in London. Born the son of a Lancastrian, raised as the stepson of a Yorkist king & restored under a Tudor monarch, his life embodied the shifting loyalties of the Wars of the Roses. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

29 August 1660 - The Act of Indemnity and Oblivion Receives Royal Assent Three months after Charles II returned to England, the restored monarchy faced a dangerous question: how should it treat those who had previously opposed the Crown? Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

On 28 August 1551, three senior royal officials arrived at Lady Mary’s residence at Copped Hall in Essex with an uncompromising message from her half-brother, King Edward VI. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

They knew the odds. At Stirling Bridge in 1297, William Wallace faced a larger English force - and won one of the most remarkable victories. History was never changed by people who waited for the odds to favor them. The odds don’t get to decide. You do.

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All Things Tudors @allthingstudors.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

On 27 August 1590, Pope Sixtus V died in Rome after a five-year pontificate that had become deeply entangled with the struggle between Protestant England and Catholic Europe. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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