My life at the Tower of London

Queen Catherine of Aragon

7th January 1536, Queen Catherine of Aragon, King Henry VIII's 1st wife dies at the age of 50. http://www.historyonthenet.com/Tudors/catherine_aragon_timeline.htm

Queen Elizabeth I - monarch

15th January 1559 - Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey http://www.historytoday.com/al-rowse/coronation-queen-elizabeth

Earl Henry Howard - prisoner

19th January 1547 - Earl Henry Howard of Surrey executed for treason http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/henrybio.htm

Pope Clement VII

5th January 1531 - Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/pope-clement-vii-forbids-henry-viii-to-remarry-5-january-1531/

King Richard II - monarch

6th January 1367 - Richard II, Bordeaux, France, King of England http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/richard_ii_king.shtml

Robert Deveraux Earl of Essex - prisoner

7th January 1601 - Robert Deveraux Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/earl_of_essex_robert.shtml

The Rump Parliament

6th January 1649 - The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial for treason and other "high crimes" http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/rumpparliament.htm

King Charles I

10th January 1642 - King Charles I & family flee London for Oxford http://bcw-project.org/biography/charles-the-first

King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence

14th January 1236 - King Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence http://www.medievalqueens.com/queen-eleanor-of-provence.htm

Thomas Howard

16th January 1572 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/ridolfi.asp

King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

18th January 1486 - King Henry VII marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV http://www.britroyals.com/tudor.asp

Queen Katherine Howard

21st January 1542 - Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/attainder.htm

Edward Seymour

22nd January 1552 - Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/edwardseymour.htm

King Edward III and Phillippa Henegouwen

24th January 1328 - King Edward III marries Philippa of Henegouwen http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=characters&FileName=philippa.php