On 23 July 1543, Marie de Guise and her daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots, escaped from Linlithgow Palace. Their destination: the stronghold of Stirling Castle, a safer haven in a realm torn by ambition and foreign intrigue. Read more on IG! @allthingstudors . 📷: Cardinal Beaton

John, Baron Scrope of Bolton was born on 22 July 1437 or 1438 at Bolton Castle in Yorkshire, the ancestral seat of the Scrope family. He was the eldest son of Henry Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton, and his wife Elizabeth. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 21 July 1403, King Henry IV crushed a rebellion at the Battle of Shrewsbury, defeating the formidable Sir Henry “Hotspur” Percy. Hotspur died on the field. Henry IV stood victorious, his crown secured…for now. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 20 July 1554, the fiery Scottish reformer John Knox published A Faithful Admonition to the Professors of God’s Truth in England, a scathing denunciation of Queen Mary I’s Catholic rule. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh, died on 19 July 1584. He was the long-awaited heir of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and his scandalous bride, Lettice Knollys. Denbigh died at only three years old. 📸: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

✨ New Blog Drop ✨. A Castle, a Queen, and a Courtship: Elizabeth I at Kenilworth 🌹👑. 🏰 Walls that whispered devotion. 🎭 Every moment crafted to captivate. 💔 A silent plea left unanswered. 📖Get lost in the romance— your escape begins now! .

Desiderius Erasmus was laid to rest at Basel Cathedral on 18 July 1536. Erasmus died of dysentery in Switzerland. He was buried six days later, far from his native Rotterdam, but close to the books, ideas, and hopes that shaped his life. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Sir James Ormond died on 17 July 1497 — cut down not in battle, but in a deadly family feud. A bitter rivalry with his cousin, Piers Butler, erupted over the prized Earldom of Ormond—an ancient title both men claimed as their birthright. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

The execution of Anne Askew took place on 16 July 1546. Anne was carried to the stake at Smithfield in a chair, her body broken and unable to walk, but her spirit unshaken. She was burned alive alongside three other Protestant martyrs. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

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Inigo Jones was born on 15 July 1573, in the heart of London’s Smithfield, the son of a humble clothworker. He was baptized at St. Bartholomew-the-Less, unknowingly destined to transform English architecture forever. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 14 July 1486, Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scots, died at Stirling Castle. She was laid to rest at Cambuskenneth Abbey. James III joined her after being killed at the Battle of Sauchieburn. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors . 📸2: Stirling Castle, ©️All Things Tudors

Edward Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp, died on 13 July 1612, at Wick in Wiltshire. First laid to rest at Bedwyn Magna, he was later moved to Salisbury Cathedral—his final chapter closing far from the prison where his life began. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

The traditional date given for the marriage of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Anne Neville is 12 July 1472. Their wedding took place @ St. Stephen’s Chapel in the Palace of Westminster- the exact date is unconfirmed in contemporary sources. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

🔥 New Blog Drop! 🔥.Just published: The Siege of the Tower London, July 1460 🏰⚔️. Cannons, betrayal, and a city caught in the crossfire — this is one chapter of the Wars of the Roses you don’t want to miss! . 📖 Read now and step into the chaos!.

From 9 to 27 July 1575, Queen Elizabeth I was the honored guest at Kenilworth Castle — a visit drenched in pageantry, poetry, and longing. It was courtship on a royal scale — a living sonnet from Leicester to his queen. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 10 July 1559, Francis II and Mary, Queen of Scots, became King and Queen of France. Their rule became overshadowed by the growing tensions between Catholics and Protestants. The first signs of the French Wars of Religion began to stir. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 9 July 1553, Lady Jane Grey was told she was Queen of England. Jane did not rejoice. Instead, she collapsed in shock and grief. Her heart, it seems, recognized Mary Tudor’s rightful claim. Her reign would last a mere thirteen days. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

On 8 July 1553, Mary Tudor declared herself Queen of England at Kenninghall in Norfolk. Mary knew the crown would not simply be handed to her. She would have to fight for it— the contest for the English throne had begun. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors

Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire, died on 7 July 1607 at Westminster. Penelope spent her final years in exile from the splendor she once commanded — a woman who defied convention, followed her heart, and paid dearly for it. Read more on IG! @ allthingstudors