This Week In History
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28 May
Spanish Armada sets sail for England
- 28th May 1588 -
One of the most famous episodes in our history, taught to schoolchildren up and down the country, the Spanish Armada was a campaign to end the reign of Elizabeth I and Protestantism in...
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01 Nov
The First View of the paintings on the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel
- 1st November 1512 -
Pope Julius II celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel for four years on All Saints’ Day 1512 due to, what might be called in modern...
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21 Mar
The Execution of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
- March 21st 1556 -
The first half of the sixteenth century saw a massive upheaval in the Church with the spread of Protestantism – the ideals of the German cleric Martin Luther. Nowhere was this...
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09 Sep
Coronation of Mary, Queen of Scots
- September 9th 1543 -
We often think that today’s politics is a shady and underhand business, with self-interest at its heart. Tudor/Stuart England was far worse. The story of Mary starts as far back as...
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16 Aug
The Battle of the Spurs
- 16th August 1513 -
This particular foray of Henry VIII’s was one in a long line of adventures on the Continent. At a time when we are talking Brexit, Henry seemed very keen on Europe. This was four years into his...
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