29 September 1528 – Cardinal Campeggio Lands at Dover
On 29th September 1528 Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio, papal legate, landed at Dover on the Kent coast. He had…
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Anne’s Most Telling Piece of Jewelry – Guest Post by Brittany Frazza
Today we have a guest article from student Brittany Frazza who is just about to embark on a…
11 July 1533 – The Pope Declares Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne Boleyn Null
On 11th July 1533, just over a month after Anne Boleyn’s coronation, Pope Clement VII declared that Henry…
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…
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…
The Events of 1533 – From Queen-in-waiting to Queen Consort
We’ve left the brutal events of May 1536 behind and now we’re counting down the events of 1533,…
23 May 1533 – Archbishop Cranmer announces the sentence of the Dunstable Priory Trial
On 23rd May 1533, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer announced the sentence of the special court that had met at…