31st May 1533 – Anne Boleyn’s Coronation Procession
Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus, by Hans Holbein the Younger At 5pm on the 31st, Anne left…
Tudor Events
30th May 1533 – The Knights of the Bath
Part of coronation celebrations in medieval and Tudor times was the Order of the Bath ceremony, where men…
19th May 1536 – The Execution of Queen Anne Boleyn
At dawn on 19th May 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn celebrated the Mass for the last time, receiving the…
21 April 1509 – Death of Henry VII and Accession of Henry VIII
At 11pm on Saturday 21st April 1509, Henry VII died. He had known that he was dying for…
20 April 1534 – Execution of Elizabeth Barton, Holy Maid of Kent
On this day in history, 20th April 1534, Elizabeth Barton, an English Catholic nun known as the "Holy…
9 April 1533 – Catherine of Aragon Demoted from Queen to Princess
On the 9th April 1533, a delegation of the King's councillors, headed by the Duke of Norfolk, visited…
2 April 1536 – John Skip’s Passion Sunday Sermon
On this day in history, 2nd April 1536, Anne Boleyn's almoner, John Skip, preached a rather controversial sermon…