365 Days of Facts

Mary Queen of Scots Executed

Feb 8, 2021Librarian2 CommentsCrime and Punishment, History, United KingdomBabington Plot, Elizabeth I, Francis Walsingham, Mary Queen of Scots

On this day in 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots executed on order of Queen Elizabeth I. Mary had been imprisoned on the orders of Elizabeth I. She was executed at Fotheringhay Castle in England for her part in a plot to assasinate Queen Elizabeth I. Mary, Queen of Scots Executed This Day 1587 In 1586, a major

Anne of Cleves Marries Henry VIII

Jan 6, 2021LibrarianUnited Kingdom, HistoryAnne of Cleves, Henry VIII, Queen Mary I, Thomas Cromwell

Today in 1540 Anne of Cleves marries Henry VIII. King Henry VIII chose Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife, from her portrait. He was disappointed the real woman did not match the filters of the Hans Holbein the Younger’s day. Anne of Cleves was 24 when she was to wed the 48 year old English

Rose Heilbron

Jan 4, 2021Librarian1 CommentHistory, United KingdomGray's Inn, Old Bailey, Rose Heilbron

Rose Heilbron is the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, England in 1972. This was just one of her many firsts as a British journalist. Heilbron was also a High Court judge, previously a barrister after World War 2 in the United Kingdom. Rose Heilbron Firsts Her career included many “firsts” for a woman