28 July 1540 – Henry VIII marries for the fifth time
Portrait of an unknown woman, possibly Catherine HowardOn 28th July 1540, Henry VIII married his fifth wife, Catherine…
Six Wives
12 July 1543 – Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr, Lady Latimer
On 12th July 1543, Henry VIII married Catherine Parr, Lady Latimer, in the Queen's Closet at Hampton Court…
9 July 1540 – The King is at liberty to marry another woman
Anne of ClevesOn 9th July 1540, convocation ruled that Henry VIII's marriage to his fourth wife Anne of…
3 July 1533 – Catherine of Aragon “to satisfy herself with the name of Dowager”
On 3rd July 1533, William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy and Catherine of Aragon's Chamberlain, was instructed to inform…
Was it Culpepper or a lack of virginity that doomed Katheryn Howard?
Today we have a guest post from Kyra Kramer author of The Jezebel Effect: Why the Slut Shaming…
25 June 1503 – Betrothal of Catherine of Aragon and Prince Henry
On Sunday 25th June 1503, seventeen year-old Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand…
24 June 1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon crowned at Westminster Abbey
Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, were crowned king and queen at a joint ceremony…