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
On 1st September 1532, Anne Boleyn was created Marquis of Pembroke, a title in her own right, at…
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
As part of their summer progress to the south-west of England, on 21st August 1535 King Henry VIII…
Katherine Howard – Was she really Henry VIII’s “rose without a thorn”?
Thank you to Lauryn Poe for inspiring this post and to Conor Byrne, Marilyn Roberts and Judith Loriente…
4 August 1540 – Blessed William Horne
On 4th August 1540, a number of men were executed for treason, including Carthusian monk William Horne, laybrother…
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…