21 January 1542 – The Bill of Attainder against Catherine Howard and Lady Rochford
On 21st January 1542 a bill of attainder against Catherine Howard and Lady Jane Rochford was introduced into…
Six Wives
8 January 1536 – The King was clad all over in yellow
According to Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador, on Sunday 8th January, the day after Catherine of Aragon’s death,…
7 January 1536 – Death of Catherine of Aragon, First Wife of Henry VIII
On 7th January 1536, at two o’clock in the afternoon, Catherine of Aragon died at Kimbolton Castle. She…
6 January 1540 – The Wedding of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
On Epiphany, Tuesday 6th January 1540, a reluctant Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves, or Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg,…
27 December 1539 – Anne of Cleves Arrives in England
At 5pm on 27th December 1539, Anne of Cleves landed at Deal, on the Kent coast, and was…
The Howards’ Miserable Christmas
On this day in 1541, A “very sickly” Agnes Tilney, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, who was imprisoned in…
16 December 1485 – Birth of Catherine of Aragon, First Wife and Queen Consort of Henry VIII
During the night of 15th/16th December 1485, Catherine of Aragon was born at the recently reformed fortified palace…