Royal Mail issues stamps to honour royals executed in Tower of London mol.im/a/13720675 via Mail Online

It's #HistoryWritersDay24 so let me introduce myself: I'm Sylvia Barbara Soberton, independent researcher specialising in Tudor history & author of 12 books. My new title is "Marriage, Tudor Style." I write mostly about women.

#OTD 7th November 1558 King Henri II of France entered Calais. The port has been in English possession since King Edward III annexed it in 1347. instagram.com/p/DCDL6s4q7b6/… #Calais #QueenMaryI #KingHenriIII #ValoisAngoulême #Tudor #England #France #History

17 May 1610: d. Gervase Babington Bishop of #Worcester #otd On 2 Mar 1600 while preaching for Elizabeth I at #Whitehall Babington's fawning glances at the Earl of #Essex resulted in him being barred by her from the pulpit (BM)

#OTD 17 May 1536 #GeorgeBoleyn was executed followed by #HenryNorris #FrancisWeston #WilliamBrereton & #MarkSmeaton the only one to plead guilty It is impossible to imagine witnessing such an abhorrent spectacle ... knowing you're next! Yet all spoke eloquently prior to their end

17 May 1521: Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of #Buckingham executed for treason #otd allegedly for believing prophecies that he would be king & that the #Tudor family were under God's curse - so compassing the death of the King

Floral Still Life, Hans Bollongier, 1639 (Rijksmuseum) This composition shows a variety of flowers which do not bloom at the same time.

Pulvis et umbra sumus — “We are but dust and shadow.”

Oct 12: Feast of Edwin (584-633), first Christian king of the Northumbrians. He came to power with the aid of Rædwald, king of the East Angles. He died at the Battle of Hæthfelth against Penda, pagan king of the Mercians, and British king Catguollaun. 📸DaveWebster14

Before dating apps, we courted ladies with falconry

#OTD 1604, King James VI & I paid £64 10s for gold medals to Nicholas Hilliard, of unknown courtiers. These Hilliard miniatures are of of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and probably his sister, Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich bit.ly/1HgoVGi

In "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Charlie Brown says… "I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel." Later, Linus quotes Luke 2:8-14 from the King James Bible and it is so powerful and

Christmas is not about Santa Claus and reindeer…

#OTD 22nd December 1541 Members of the Howard & Tilney family & their staff, were tried for misprision of treason for covering up the “unlawful, carnal, voluptuous, & licentious life” of Queen Catherine Howard while she lived at Lambeth. #CatherineHoward #Tudors #History

#MedievalMonday #WarsoftheRoses OTD in 1476 - death of Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence. Isabel was the wife of George, Duke of Clarence, brother of #EdwardIV & #RiichardIII. When she died suddenly, followed by her baby son, George suspected foul play ordered by his

I am not a toy. I am not a Christmas present. I am a demon bound by corruption. Please think hard before gifting a Felhound this Christmas.

“In the little Child of Bethlehem, we find the greatness of God’s love.”- St. Teresa of Avila

"You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you." - St. Augustine

9 yo son: Mom! No more Christmas music! Christmas is over! Me: There are 12 days of Christmas.