X-Nico

unusual facts about Tudor England



Donnington Castle

It was founded by Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder in 1386 and was bought by Thomas Chaucer before the castle was taken under royal control during the Tudor period.


see also

Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, their Presence, Status and Origins

Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, their Presence, Status and Origins written by Onyeka, is a 2013 book about the African population present in England during the Tudor period.

Milled coinage

This form of debasement in Tudor England led to the formulation of Gresham's Law, so named after Sir Thomas Gresham.

Retha Warnicke

She authored numerous articles, including Inventing the Wicked Women of Tudor England: Alice More, Anne Boleyn and Anne Stanhope and Sexual Heresy at the Court of Henry VIII.

Who's Who in Tudor England 1485-1603

Who's Who in Tudor England 1485-1603, a biographical dictionary by C.R.N. Routh.