The Executions of Catherine Howard and Lady Rochford: An Eye Witness Account
On 15th February 1542, Otwell Johnson, a London merchant who David Loades describes as "the clothier and victualler…
Six Wives
31 January 1510 – Catherine of Aragon Loses a Daughter
On this day in 1510 disaster struck Catherine of Aragon and her first pregnancy. According to her confessor,…
29 January 1536 – The Burial of Catherine of Aragon
On 29th January 1536, Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife, was buried at Peterborough Abbey, now Peterborough…
7 January 1536 – Death of Catherine of Aragon
On 7th January 1536, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry…
6 January 1540 – The Marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
On 6th January 1540, Epiphany, Henry VIII married Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg, or Anne of Cleves, in the Queen's…
Happy Birthday Catherine of Aragon
Sometime during the night of the 15th/16th December 1485 Catherine of Aragon, or Catalina de Aragón as she…
RIP Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham
On this day in 1541, Thomas Culpeper, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, and Francis Dereham, secretary to Queen…