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…
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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…
19 June 1535 – The Executions of Sebastian Newdigate, William Exmew and Humphrey Middlemore
On 19 June 1535, Sebastian Newdigate, William Exmew and Humphrey Middlemore, monks of the Carthusian Order of London…
18 June 1529 – Catherine of Aragon’s First Appearance at the Legatine Court
On 31st May 1529, a legatine court had opened at Blackfriars in London following Pope Clement VII’s papal…