1 February 1514 – Charles Brandon is made Duke of Suffolk and Thomas Howard is made Duke of Norfolk
On this day in history, 1st February 1514, Candlemas Eve, King Henry VIII granted the dukedom of Suffolk…
Tudor mothers-in-law – Tudor Life Magazine
Our sister site The Tudor Society has just published the February edition of Tudor Life magazine, a Tudor…
29 January 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn suffers a miscarriage
On this day in history, 29th January 1536, on the same day that her predecessor Catherine of Aragon…
28 January 1547 – Henry VIII dies and Edward VI becomes king
The king is dead! Long live the king! Yes, on this day in history, Friday 28th January 1547,…
28 January 1457 – The birth of a king
On this day in history, 28th January 1457, thirteen-year-old Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and wife of the…
25 January 1533 – The wedding of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
On this day in history, the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, King Henry VIII finally married…
24 January 1536 – To be unconscious or not to be unconscious? That is the question
Henry VIII On this day in history, 24th January 1536, the forty-four-year-old King Henry VIII suffered an accident…