Curated category
People executed under the Tudors for treason against England
- Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn's exact birth year remains a subject of historical argument, with scholars proposing either 1501 or 1507 as the correct date.
- Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of NorthumberlandThomas Percy stood eight years old when the executioner's blade fell at Tyburn on the 2nd of June 1537. His father, Sir Thomas Percy, had led a rebellion…
- John Dudley, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandJohn Dudley was seven years old when his father, Edmund Dudley, was executed for high treason in 1510. The new king, Henry VIII, needed scapegoats for the…
- Catherine HowardCatherine Howard entered the world in Lambeth around 1523, born into a family that held high rank but little money. Her father was Lord Edmund Howard, the…
- Mary, Queen of ScotsOn the 8th of December 1542, a baby girl was born at Linlithgow Palace in West Lothian. Her father, King James V, died six days later on the 14th of December.
- Lady Jane GreyJane Grey sat in the presence of her father or mother, speaking, keeping silence, sitting, standing, going, eating, drinking, merrily or sadly.
- Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of EssexRobert Devereux entered the world on the 10th of November 1565 at Netherwood in Herefordshire. He was the eldest son of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex…
- Thomas Wyatt the YoungerThomas Wyatt the Younger entered the world in 1521 as the eldest of four boys born to Sir Thomas Wyatt and Elizabeth Brooke.
- Henry Norris (courtier)Henry Norris arrived into a world fractured by the Wars of the Roses. His grandfather Sir William Norris fought at the Battle of Stoke Field on the 16th of…
- Thomas MoreThomas More entered the world on the 7th of February 1478 within the City of London. His father Sir John More was a successful lawyer who later became a…
- Nicholas Carew (courtier)Nicholas Carew entered the household of the future King Henry VIII at six years old. He shared his education with the boy who would become England's most…
- Thomas CromwellThomas Cromwell is thought to have been born by or around 1485 in Putney, then a village in Surrey providing a ferry service across the Thames upstream from…
- William Brereton (courtier)William Brereton, born around 1487 or perhaps as late as 1501, emerged from a prominent Cheshire family. His father was Sir Randle Brereton of Ipstones…
- Edmund DudleyEdmund Dudley was born around 1462 or perhaps in 1471. His father Sir John Dudley lived at Atherington in West Sussex. The boy grew up as the grandson of…
- Richard EmpsonRichard Empson was born about 1450 in Northamptonshire. His father Peter Empson held property at Towcester and Easton Neston.
- Mark SmeatonMark Smeaton stood in the round window of Queen Anne's chamber at Winchester on a Saturday before May Day. He was around 23 years old when he died, yet his…
- John FisherJohn Fisher entered the world around the 19th of October 1469 in Beverley, Yorkshire. His father Robert worked as a prosperous mercer who died in 1477 when…