3 January 1540 and 1541 – Very different years for Anne of Cleves
What a difference a year made for Anne of Cleves! On 3rd January 1540 Anne was officially received…
Six Wives
2 January 1536 – Chapuys arrives at the dying Catherine of Aragon’s bedside
On 2nd January 1536, Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, arrived at the dying Catherine of Aragon's bedside in…
27 December 1539 – Anne of Cleves lands on English Soil
Deal Castle On 27th December 1539, at 5pm, Anne of Cleves (or Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg as she was…
22 December 1541 – The Howards and Tilneys tried for misprision of treason
Tower of London On this day in 1541, members of the Howard and Tilney family, plus their staff,…
16 December 1485 – Birth of Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife
Portait of a girl thought to be Catherine of Aragon by Juan de Flandres. At some time during…
10 December 1541 – Culpeper and Dereham are executed at Tyburn
A still of Culpeper's execution from The Tudors series.On 10th December 1541, Thomas Culpeper, gentleman of the Privy…
1 December 1541 – The Trial of Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper
Guildhall, LondonOn 1st December 1541, Francis Dereham, secretary to Queen Catherine Howard, and Thomas Culpeper, a member of…