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  1. Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries

    Echoes of a lost world. We journey through the haunting ruins of England's great abbeys and priories, exploring the dramatic impact of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries on the nation's landscape and faith.

    #History #UKHistory #Monasteries #Archaeology #EnglishHeritage #Tudors #uk #historical

    history-channel.org/historical

  2. #OnThisDay, 1 Oct 1553, Mary Tudor is crowned Queen of England: the first queen of England to get as far as a coronation and to rule in her own name.

    During her reign, 280 religious dissenters were burned at the stake by her order, earning her the nickname ‘bloody Mary’ by her Protestant opponents.

    We’ve written about her predecessor and why Mary may have signed her death warrant: carvehername.org.uk/lady-jane-

    #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #EnglishHistory #Tudors #Histodons