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…
Henry VIII
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…
William Tyndale’s The Obedience of a Christian Man and how it got into Henry VIII’s hands
On 2nd October 1528 English reformer and Bible translator William Tyndale published his most influential book, The Obedience…
10 September 1533 – Elizabeth I is baptised
On this day in history, 10th September 1533, the three-day-old daughter of King Henry VIII and his second…
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s 1535 royal progress
On this day in history, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn arrived at Thornbury Castle as part of their…
12 July 1543 – Henry VIII marries for a sixth and final time
On this day in history, 12th July 1543, King Henry VIII took Catherine Parr, Lady Latimer, as his…
11 July 1533 – The Pope puts his foot down with Henry VIII
By 11th July 1533, Pope Clement VII had really had enough of King Henry VIII’s behaviour. The king…