10 December 1541 – The awful fate of Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham
The Tyburn Tree - the gallows On 10th December 1541, Thomas Culpeper, gentleman of the Privy Chamber, and…
Triumph and Tragedy: The Enduring Appeal of Henry VIII’s Six Wives by Conor Byrne
Thank you to author and historian Conor Byrne for writing this guest article for us today. Yesterday, the…
8 December – A death and a feast day
On this day in history, 8th December 1538, Sir William Coffin, courtier and Master of the Horse to…
2 December 1546 – Henry Howard is in big trouble
On this day in history, 2nd December 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, poet, courtier, soldier and the…
Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar 2016
Time flies when you're having fun! It only seems like yesterday that I was organising last year's calendar,…
1 December 1541 – Dereham and Culpeper found guilty
On this day in history, 1st December 1541, Francis Dereham, secretary to Queen Catherine Howard, and Thomas Culpeper,…
30 November – Cross Ladies and a Golden Speech
On this day in history, 30th November 1529, St Andrew's Day, the two women in King Henry VIII's…