31 May 1533 – Queen Anne Boleyn’s Coronation Procession
On 31st May 1533, a pregnant Queen Anne Boleyn processed through the streets of London from the Tower…
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29 May 1533 – Anne Boleyn’s Coronation Celebrations Kick Off
Anne Boleyn was crowned queen on 1st June 1533 but her coronation wasn’t just a one day event,…
23 May 1533 – The annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon
Now we’re leaving the “bloody days” of 1536 and going back in time to 1533 when Anne Boleyn…
Passion Sunday 1533 – Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
On 30th March 1533, Passion Sunday, Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury in…
23 March 1534 – The First Act of Succession
On the very same day that the Pope pronounced sentence on Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon,…
7 February 1526 – The Shrovetide Joust at Greenwich
Shrove Tuesday 1526 was celebrated with a “solemn joust” at Greenwich Palace. According to the chronicler Edward Hall,…
28 January 1457 – Birth of Henry VII at Pembroke Castle
On 28th January 1457, thirteen year-old Margaret Beaufort gave birth to a son at Pembroke Castle, West Wales.…