27 October 1532 – Anne Boleyn’s Dramatic Entrance at Calais
On Sunday 27th October 1532, Anne Boleyn, Marquis of Pembroke, made a dramatic entrance after the great banquet…
Henry VIII
25 October 1532 – Henry VIII and Francis I arrive at Calais
On Friday 25th October 1532, Henry VIII and Francis I left Boulogne, where Henry VIII had been Francis’s…
Jane Seymour – Guest Post by Lauren Johnson
On this day in 1537, Jane Seymour died of puerperal fever at Hampton Court Palace. In this guest…
21 October 1532 – Henry VIII left Anne Boleyn in Calais while he met with Francis I
On Monday 21st October 1532, according to Edward Hall’s Chronicle and Wynkyn de Worde’s The Maner of the…
Helen Castor’s Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death – Episode 2: A Good Marriage
The second episode of Helen Castor’s series “Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death” aired on BBC4 last night and…
October 1536 – The Pilgrimage of Grace
The Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion was an uprising in the North which was sparked off initially by trouble…
11 October 1532 – Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn Set Sail for Calais
At just before dawn1 on 11th October 1532, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Marquis of Pembroke, set sail…