16 September 1541- Henry VIII and Catherine Howard Enter York on their Progress
On 16 September 1541, King Henry VIII entered the city of York through Walmgate Bar, and was met…
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1 September 1532 – Anne Boleyn is created Marquis of Pembroke in her own right
The letter patent creating Anne Boleyn as the Marquess of Pembroke. On 1st September 1532, Anne Boleyn was…
Monarch Film Premiere Tickets Competition
Win a pair of tickets to the film premiere of the newly restored Henry VIII film MONARCH starring…
21 August 1535 – King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn Visit Nicholas Poyntz
Nicholas Poyntz by Holbein As part of their summer progress to the south-west of England, on 21st August…
Katherine Howard – Was she really Henry VIII’s “rose without a thorn”?
Katherine Howard's badge, designed by Weidenfeld and Nicolson Thank you to Lauryn Poe for inspiring this post and…
4 August 1540 – Blessed William Horne
Carthusian martyrs, painting by Fray Juan Sánchez CotánOn 4th August 1540, a number of men were executed for…
28 July 1540 – Henry VIII Marries Catherine Howard, his Rose without a Thorn
On 28 July 1540, the same day that Thomas Cromwell was beheaded on Tower Hill, 49 year-old Henry…