May 23 – Henry VIII finally gets his annulment

Posted By on May 23, 2022

On this day in Tudor history, 23rd May 1533, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, declared the sentence of the special court that had met at Dunstable Priory in Bedfordshire.

The Dunstable Priory court had convened to hear the case for the annulment of King Henry VIII’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Predictably, the court declared the marriage to be contrary to God’s laws and the archbishop was able to inform the king of the sentence of “divorce”.

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1 thought on “May 23 – Henry VIII finally gets his annulment”

  1. Christine says:

    Hello Madge what a cutie, iv got three cats did have four but sadly lost him, they are certainly great fun

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