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#OTD 30 April 1595, Thomas Bedwell, mathematician, military engineer and Keeper of the Ordnance Store at the Tower of London, died. He was a scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge, from which he received a BA and MA.

“After moving house, I found myself living close to Little Moreton Hall, I visited frequently, and inevitably I fell under its spell. History has always been a love of mine. It was Little Moreton, and joining the team here, that sparked my love of the Tudor era.”

OTD, 23 April, is the date universally accepted as the anniversary of both the birth and the death of playwright William Shakespeare.

#OTD 21 April 1509 Henry VII died at Richmond Palace, likely from tuberculosis. He outlived his wife, Elizabeth of York, who died in 1503, and his eldest son and heir, Arthur, Prince of Wales, in 1502.

In Issue 22, Sarah, The Tudor Travel Guide, takes us on a journey tracing the long, difficult years Mary, Queen of Scots spent in England — from Workington Hall in Cumbria, where she first set foot on English soil, to Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire, the site of her execution. x

Pitchford Hall in Shropshire is one of England’s finest surviving Tudor half- timbered houses.

Whilst Anne Boleyn’s face is iconic yet strangely elusive, with the paucity of portraits from her lifetime fuelling the debate about what she looked like, much more survives of her cultural material.

Join Dr Nicola Tallis, Dr Owen Emmerson and Kate McCaffrey (aka the Tudor Trio) as they explore some of the remarkable women of the Tudor period, each one connected in some way to Hatfield Park or the Cecil family. bit.ly/3MJA769

Durham House was one of the thirteen great houses built for bishops and courtiers during the medieval and Tudor period on the Strand, the main route from the city of London to royal Westminster.

#OTD, 10 April 1512, Margaret Tudor gave birth to James V, King of Scots at Linlithgow Palace. Over the period 1506 – 1512, Margaret had at least four pregnancies but James was her only child with James IV to survive infancy.

#OTD, 9 April 1582, Richard Bertie died in Bourne, Lincolnshire. The second husband of Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk, the widow of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, Bertie had been a member of Katherine’s household, a gentleman usher and Master of Horse.

#OTD, 9 April 1626, Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Baron Verulam and Viscount St Albans died at Arundel House, in Highgate, the home of his friend Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel.

Margaret Clitherow grew up in a York marked by the religious upheavals of the English Reformation, eventually becoming one of the city’s most venerated martyrs.

#OTD, 2 April 1441, Henry VI laid the foundation stone for King’s College, Cambridge. The nineteen-year-old king turned initially modest plans into something more ambitious.

#OTD, 2 April 1502, Arthur, Prince of Wales, died at Ludlow Castle. An imposing Norman fortress on the Anglo-Welsh border, Ludlow was a Yorkist stronghold that came into royal ownership through Edward IV.

#OTD 24 March 1603 Elizabeth I, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, died at Richmond Palace, aged 69 years.

#OTD, 21 March 1556, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer was burned at the stake in Oxford for heresy. In December the previous year, he had been stripped of his titles by a papal sentence, passed in Rome following his trial for heresy by a commission representing the Pope.

OTD 20 March 1549 Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, was executed at Tower Hill. He was arrested on 17 January 1549, charged with 33 counts of treason, many of which related to his conduct with Lady Elizabeth.

#OTD, 19 March 1496, Thomas Burgh, Baron Burgh died. He was buried in the chantry chapel which he commissioned in Gainsborough Parish Church, Lincolnshire.

The much-loved Hampton Court Palace Tulip Festival returns this spring with tens of thousands of tulips and vibrant spring flowers in bloom. This year you can enjoy the festival from 11 April. Check out our What's On for more events like this: whatson.tudorplaces.com

If you’re looking for inspiration for Tudor trips this Spring you’ll love our travel itineraries.

#OTD, 12 March 1539, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and of Ormond, died at Hever Castle in Kent.

Surprise your mum with a gift that brings history to life - the Tudor Places Taster Bundle. Featuring the latest three beautifully crafted issues, this special collection is filled with captivating stories, rich history and stunning photography.

Step back into the golden age of Cambridge University in our second special issue of Tudor Places — Cambridge: A Treasure House of Tudor History!

OTD, 9 March 1504, William Warham became Archbishop of Canterbury, succeeding Henry Deane. Warham was educated at Winchester School and New College, Oxford, and subsequently trained in civil and canon law.

St James’s Palace, situated in the middle of modern central London, is a wonderful anomaly and a reminder of the area’s Tudor past.

#OTD, 6 March 1565, Elizabeth I was a guest of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester at Gray’s Inn in London.

Say Happy Mother’s Day with a gift of Tudor magic that will last all year! The Tudor Places magazine annual subscription is perfect for history lovers: it’s packed with captivating stories, stunning photography, expert insights, and the latest Tudor discoveries. bit.ly/3NEsNfd

Join Julian Humphrys to discover the Tudor colleges of the historic Cambridge University, in this special issue, ‘Cambridge - A Treasure House of Tudor History’.