Henry VIII, Kell Positive Blood Type and McLeod Syndrome: Part One – Guest Post by Kyra Kramer
I have recently been corresponding with Kyra Kramer, the American researcher whose work I discussed in my article…
Six Wives
What Happened to Lady Mary Seymour? – Guest Post and Giveaway
The prize Today we have a guest post from Sandra Byrd, author of "The Secret Keeper: A Novel…
16 July 1557 – Death of Anne of Cleves, Fourth Wife of Henry VIII
On the 16th July 1557, Anne of Cleves died at Chelsea Old Manor after a few months of…
Katherine of Aragon or Mary Tudor? – The Re-identification of Michel Sittow’s Portrait of a Young Woman by Nasim Tadghighi
Figure 1 - The portrait in question Thank you so much to Nasim Tadghighi for bringing this re-identification…
12 July 1543 – Marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine Parr
On the 12th July 1543, in the Queen's Closet at Hampton Court Palace, King Henry VIII married his…
9 July 1540 – The Annulment of Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne of Cleves
On the 9th July 1540, just over six months after their wedding, it was declared that the marriage…
3 July 1533 – Catherine of Aragon Ordered to Recognise her New Title or Else!
On 3rd July 1533, Catherine of Aragon's chamberlain, Lord Mountjoy, was instructed to inform Catherine that she was…