24 January 1536 – To be unconscious or not to be unconscious? That is the question
On this day in history, 24th January 1536, the forty-four-year-old King Henry VIII suffered an accident while jousting…
Henry VIII
8 January 1536 – Henry VIII celebrates the news of Catherine of Aragon’s death
On 7th January 1536, Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, died at Kimbolton Castle, where she had…
5 January 1531 – You shall not remarry!
OK, so it wasn’t Gandalf that said this, it was actually the pope – sorry! Yes, on this…
New Henry VIII book – Pustules, Pestilence and Pain
Congratulations to my fellow MadeGlobal author Seamus O’Caellaigh on the release of his book Pustules, Pestilence and Pain:…
27 October 1532 – Anne Boleyn makes her entrance
On this day in history, Sunday 27th October 1532, Henry VIII and Francis I, the Kings of England…
25 October 1532 – Anne Boleyn is sent a diamond
On this day in history, 25th October 1532, King Henry VIII arrived back in the English territory of…
5 October 1518 – Betrothal of Mary, daughter of Henry VIII, and the Dauphin of France
On 2nd October 1518, the Treaty of London, Cardinal Wolsey’s treaty of “Universal” peace, was signed by France…