7 April 1538 – Elizabeth Boleyn is buried at Lambeth
Following her death near Baynard's Castle, London, three days earlier, Elizabeth Boleyn (née Howard), Countess of Wiltshire and…
5 April 1533 – Convocation rules on Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon
On 5th April 1533, Convocation gave its ruling on Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, stating that…
5 April 1531 – The cook who was boiled to death
On 5th April 1531, Richard Roose (or Rouse), the cook in the household of John Fisher, Bishop of…
2 April 1536 – Henry VIII, King Ahasuerus, Anne Boleyn and Queen Esther
On 2nd April 1536, Passion Sunday, Anne Boleyn's almoner, John Skip, preached a rather controversial sermon in the…
April 2016 Tudor Life Magazine
Just a quick post to alert you to April's edition of Tudor Life magazine, the magazine of the…
1 April 1536 – Henry VIII sends Jane Seymour a gift
In a letter dated 1st April 1536, Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, reported to Charles V, Holy Roman…
31 March 1532 – A displeasing sermon for Henry VIII
31st March 1532 was Easter Sunday and Henry VIII attended a service at the chapel of the Observant…