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🎆Independence Day (US)
Jefferson, Franklin, Adams, et al say enough is enough!
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🃏Sterling RenFest Opens
Sterling, NYMajor U.S. Renaissance FairesThe Sterling Renaissance Festival is one of the oldest and most successful producers of professional interactive entertainment in the world. Thrill to the excitement of over 100 stage and street performers, professional actors, comedians and musicians who whimsically recreate an authentic English Renaissance village for you to experience. Join the merriment at the Pub Sing,…
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👑Sir Thomas More executed 1535
Historical Events, Etc.July 6, 1535: Sir Thomas More was executed at Tower Hill for treason after refusing to recognize Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church.
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🧚♀️Bristol Renaissance Faire Opening Weekend
Major U.S. Renaissance FairesBristol Renaissance Faire, the venerable faire just north of Chicago opens its gates this weekend. It's the faire I grew up with (and my kids, too!). It's open weekends through September 7.
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👑Henry VIII marries Katherine Parr (Wife #6)
Historical Events, Etc.July 12, 1543: Henry VIII married his sixth and final wife, Katherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
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⚰️Anne of Cleves Dies
Historical Events, Etc.Death, from natural causes, of Anne of Cleves, fourth wife of Henry VIII.
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🌹Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire Begins
Major U.S. Renaissance FairesFrom browsing exquisite crafts and witnessing breathtaking performances to donning your finest garb and indulging in royal feasts, the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire offers adventure and joy around every corner.
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⚓️Henry VIII’s Ship the Mary Rose sinks, 1545
Historical Events, Etc.King Henry VIII looks on as his newly refitted flagship the Mary Rose sinks in the Solent, off England’s south coast, with the loss of 700 lives.
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🫅🏻Mary Queen of Scots Abdicates, 1567
Historical Events, Etc.Mary Queen of Scots abdicates after defeat by the Protestants at Carberry Hill, near Musselburgh, East Lothian.
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🔥Confluence Pittsburgh
Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport PittsburghPublic AppearancesConfluence is Pittsburgh's SFFH (Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror) Con. I'll be there all weekend in the dealers'room. I'll be speaking on a panel and doing a reading from the Renaissance Faire Companion coming out next year from Rizzoli. Stop By!!
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👑Thomas Cromwell Beheaded, 1540
Historical Events, Etc.Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was beheaded on Tower Hill.