15 June 1536 – The King’s council bullies Mary
On 15th June 1536, Henry VIII sent members of his council, led by Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of…
12 June 1530 – Catherine of Aragon reprimands Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon According to Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, on Sunday 12th June 1530 Catherine of Aragon…
11 June 1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon marry at Greenwich
On 11th June 1509, seventeen year-old King Henry VIII married twenty-three year-old Catherine of Aragon, his brother Arthur's…
10 June 1540 – Thomas Cromwell is arrested
On this day in history, at 3pm on 10th June 1540, Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, Lord…
7 June 1536 – A water pageant for Queen Jane Seymour
On 7th June 1536, three days after she had been proclaimed queen at Greenwich, there was a water…
4 June 1536 – Jane Seymour proclaimed Queen at Greenwich
According to Charles Wriothesley, chronicler and Windsor Herald, it was on 4th June 1536, Whitsunday, that Henry VIII's…
3 June 1535 – Sir Thomas More is interrogated
On 3rd June 1535, Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's former Lord Chancellor, was interrogated in the Tower of…