Christmas Day – What Anne Boleyn would have read
During Advent I have been sharing readings from French Reformer Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples' book Epistres et Evangiles pour…
Merry Christmas!
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the…
24 December 1545 – Henry VIII’s Final Speech to Parliament
On 24th December 1545, King Henry VIII made his final speech to Parliament. Historian Robert Hutchinson describes it…
The Fourth Sunday of Advent – What Anne Boleyn would have read
If you've read my previous three Sunday articles, you'll know that I have been sharing readings from French…
Henry XXVIII and Anne Boleyn by Dr Josepha Josephine Wilkinson
Thank you so much to author and historian Dr Josepha Josephine Wilkinson, author of The Princes in the…
Abuse and Dishonour in the Life of Katherine Howard – Guest Article by Conor Byrne
Historians, particularly popular writers, have customarily identified Katherine Howard’s relationships as consensual. Believing that she was, in fact,…
17 December 1559 – Matthew Parker consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury
On this day in history, 17th December 1559, Matthew Parker was consecrated as Elizabeth I's Archbishop of Canterbury.…