9 May 1536 – Meetings and a jury called
On this day in history, 9th May 1536, King Henry VIII wrote to Thomas Cromwell “commanding him to…
Henry VIII
25 April 1536 – God will send unto us heirs male
On this day in history, 25th April 1536, a day after the commissions of oyer and terminer had…
21 April 1509 – People are as joyful as if they had been released from prison
On 21st April 1509, at 11pm, King Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty, died at Richmond Palace.…
18 April 1536 – Chapuys encounters Anne Boleyn
On 18th April 1536, the first Tuesday after Easter, Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, arrived at Henry VIII’s…
12 April 1533 – She has changed her name from Marchioness to Queen
On Easter Eve, Saturday 12th April 1533, Anne Boleyn attended mass in the Queen’s Closet of Greenwich Palace…
5 April 1533 – Convocation rules on Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon
On 5th April 1533, Convocation gave its ruling on Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon, stating that…
2 April 1536 – Henry VIII, King Ahasuerus, Anne Boleyn and Queen Esther
On 2nd April 1536, Passion Sunday, Anne Boleyn’s almoner, John Skip, preached a rather controversial sermon in the…