3 July 1533 – Catherine of Aragon Told to Stop Calling Herself Queen
On Wednesday 3rd July 1533, Catherine of Aragon’s chamberlain William Blount, Lord Mountjoy, was instructed to inform his…
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2 July 1489 – The Birth of Archbishop Cranmer
On 2nd July 1489, Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury in the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and…
30 June 1541 – Henry VIII and Catherine Howard Set off on their Progress to the North
On this day in 1541, Henry VIII and his fifth wife, Queen Catherine Howard, set off on their…
Henry VIII, Syphilis and Mistresses by Kyra Kramer
Thank you so much to Kyra Kramer, author of Blood Will Tell: A Medical Explanation of the Tyranny…
24 June 1509 – The Midsummer Coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
24th June, Midsummer’s Day, was the day chosen for the joint coronation of Henry VIII and his new…
23 June 1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon’s Coronation Procession
On Saturday 23rd June, the eve of the coronation, Henry and his new queen, Catherine of Aragon, processed…
21 June 1529 – And to God I commit my cause!
On 21st June 1529 King Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon appeared in front of…