Epiphany and a royal wedding
Today, 6th January, is Epiphany, the feast day celebrating the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child,…
2 January 1492 and 1536
Two of my "on this day in history" posts that I post daily on the Anne Boleyn Files…
Happy New Year 2017
Table fountain designed by Hans Holbein and commissioned by Anne Boleyn for Henry VIII Happy New Year to…
Henry VIII tapestry found? No
Thank you so much to Jena Gonzalez for sharing this news with me. It has been reported that…
Childermas – 28 December
Today, 28th December is Holy Innocents' Day or Childermas (Children's Mass). It was part of the Twelve Days…
24 December 1545 – King Henry VIII’s last ever speech to Parliament
On 24th December 1545, King Henry VIII made his final speech to Parliament. Historian Robert Hutchinson describes the…
22 December 1541 – The trials of the Howards and Tilneys
On this day in 1541, members of the Howard and Tilney family, plus their staff, were tried for…