#OTD in Tudor history - 13 May - The Tudor Society
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#OTD in Tudor history – 13 May

On this day in Tudor history, 13th May, Mary Tudor, dowager Queen of France, married Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk; Henry Percy denied a precontract with Queen Anne Boleyn; and Mary, Queen of Scots' forces were defeated in battle...

  • 1515 – Official marriage of Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, at Greenwich Palace, following their secret marriage in France. See video below.
  • 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn’s royal household at Greenwich was broken up, even though she hadn't been tried yet. And Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, denied a precontract with the queen. See video below.
  • 1568 – Mary, Queen of Scots's forces were defeated at the Battle of Langside. See video below.
  • 1619 – Funeral of Anne (Anne of Denmark), consort of James VI and I. She was buried in Henry VII's Chapel in Westminster Abbey.

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#OTD in Tudor history – 13 May