Posted By Claire on May 31, 2016

On this day in history, 31st May 1529, formal proceedings began into Henry VIII’s case for an annulment at a special legatine court presided over by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio at Blackfriars in London.

The case came to nothing when it was adjourned in July 1529 for a summer recess, never to meet again. Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon was not formally annulled until May 1533.

You can read more about this in my article Cardinal Campeggio and the Legatine Court.

Today is also the anniversary of the birth of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, in 1443. Click here to read more about her.

Other articles you might be interested in:

31 May 1529 – Opening of the Legatine Court at Blackfriars 31 May 1529 – The opening of the Blackfriars Legatine Court 21 June 1529 – King Henry VIII and Queen Catherine of Aragon at the Legatine Court 18 June 1529 – Catherine of Aragon’s First Appearance at the Legatine Court 21 June 1529 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon at the Legatine Court 18 June 1529 – Proceedings Begin at the Legatine Court

Categories: Henry VIII, Six Wives
Tags: Blackfriars legatine court, Cardinal Campeggio, Cardinal Wolsey, Catherine of Aragon annulment, great matter, Legatine Court, Lorenzo Campeggio