Christ is our Easter Lamb
Happy Easter! One of my favourite books in my collection of history books is a copy of French…
April 2015
Tudor cats
Thank you for all the kind words regarding the death of my elderly cat Poppy, they mean such…
Good Friday – How was it remembered in Tudor times?
On Good Friday in the sixteenth century, people would attend a church ceremony known as “Creeping to the…
3 April 1538 – Death of Elizabeth Boleyn, mother of Anne Boleyn
On this day in history, 3rd April 1538, Elizabeth Boleyn, Lady Wiltshire, wife of Thomas Boleyn and mother…
Maundy Thursday
Today is Maundy Thursday, the feast day that commemorates the Last Supper, that final meal that Jesus Christ…
Anne Boleyn’s dog Purkoy
I’m feeling a bit ‘fragile’ today after taking our elderly cat (about 19 years old!) to the vet’s…