On this day in history, 16th January... 1486 - The Bishop of Imola, the papal legate, authorised the marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, which was due to take place on 18th January. 1501 - Birth of Sir Anthony Denny, courtier and close friend of Henry VIII, at Cheshunt. He was the second son of Sir Edmund Denny and his wife, Mary. 1549 - Edward VIs uncle, Thomas Seymour, was alleged to have broken into the Kings apartments at Hampton Court Palace to kidnap the young King. He was arrested and taken to the Tower of London. See elizabethfiles/16-january-1549-thomas-seymour-the-young-king-and-the-spaniel/5788/ 1558 - Death of Thomas Alsop, Chief Apothecary to Henry VIII and Serjeant of the Royal Confectionary to Edward VI. He was buried in St Mary Woolchurch. 1572 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, was tried and found guilty of treason at Westminster Hall. 1585 - Death of Edward Fiennes Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, military commander, in London. He was buried in St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle. Clinton served Elizabeth I as a privy councillor and Lord Admiral until his death. 1606 - Death of Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of York, at Bishopthorpe. He was buried at York Minster.
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