31 May 1529 – The Legatine Court opens
Posted By Claire on May 31, 2016
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.