28 January 1547 – The Death of Henry VIII and the Accession of Edward VI
Holbein's sketch of preparatory sketch of Henry VIII.The King is dead! Long live the King! On this day in history,…
Read More11 April 1533 – Royal Honours Given to Anne Boleyn
On 11th April 1533, Good Friday, King Henry VIII informed his Royal Council that Anne Boleyn was now his wife…
Read More11 April 1533 – Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII Triumphant
Good Friday 1533 (11th April) was an important day for Anne Boleyn. It was the day on which Henry VIII…
Read More31 May 1533 – Anne Boleyn’s Coronation Procession
This day in history, 31st May 1533, saw the lavish and triumphant coronation procession of Anne Boleyn from the Royal…
Read MoreA Gift Fit for a King – Anne Boleyn’s New Year Gift to Henry VIII
Giving gifts at Christmas is a relatively modern phenomenon, even here in Spain the gifts come from the Three Kings…
Read MoreHolbein’s The Ambassadors: A Renaissance Puzzle – Part Three: Jupiter and Change
As a result of my previous two articles on Hans Holbein the Younger's "The Ambassadors", my good friend Robert Parry,…
Read MoreHolbein’s The Ambassadors: A Renaissance Puzzle? – Part Two: Symbols
As I said in my previous article, "Holbein's The Ambassadors: A Renaissance Puzzle? - Part One: Context", The Ambassadors is…
Read MoreHolbein’s The Ambassadors: A Renaissance Puzzle? – Part One: Context
Hans Holbein the Younger's "The Ambassadors" is a painting I've written about before in my article on "Anne Boleyn's Faith"…
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