Parthenope and Iphigenia: The Posthumous Reputations of Queen Catherine Howard by Gareth Russell
Catherine Howard from a Victorian sketchI'm delighted to welcome my dear friend Gareth Russell, author of Young and…
Six Wives
30 May 1536 – Henry VIII marries his third wife, Jane Seymour
On this day in history, 30th May 1536, just eleven days after the execution of his second wife,…
27 May 1537 – Queen Jane Seymour’s pregnancy is celebrated
On 27th May 1537, Trinity Sunday, there were celebrations in London following the news of the 'quickening' of…
20 May 1536 – Henry VIII moves on
I've written about this many times but it still gets to me every time! I still get very…
18 May 1536 – A spooky event at Queen Catherine’s tomb
Tomb of Catherine of Aragon According to a Frenchman writing to Thomas Cromwell, on the day before Queen…
14 May 1536 – Jane Seymour moves closer to the king
Before I go into details on today's "on this day in history" event in the countdown to Queen…
60 Second History – Catherine of Aragon
My latest 60-second history video is on Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII. There was so…