7 June 1536 – A water pageant for Queen Jane Seymour
On 7th June 1536, three days after she had been proclaimed queen at Greenwich, there was a water…
Henry VIII
4 June 1536 – Jane Seymour proclaimed Queen at Greenwich
According to Charles Wriothesley, chronicler and Windsor Herald, it was on 4th June 1536, Whitsunday, that Henry VIII’s…
2 June 1536 – Jane Seymour appears in public as queen
On this day in history, Friday 2nd June 1536, Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third wife, made her first…
30 May 1536 – A Royal Wedding
On Tuesday 30th May 1536, King Henry VIII married Jane Seymour, daughter of Sir John Seymour, soldier and…
28 May 1533 – Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn is valid
On 28th May 1533, five days after he declared the annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of…
27 May 1537 – The quickening of Jane Seymour’s baby
On 27th May 1537, Trinity Sunday, just under a year since her marriage to Henry VIII, Queen Jane…
26 May 1536 – Mary asks for Cromwell’s help
On 26th May 1536, one week after her stepmother’s execution, Henry VIII’s daughter Mary wrote to Thomas Cromwell…