The Excommunication of Henry VIII
On this day in history, 17th December 1538, Pope Paul III announced that Henry VIII had been excommunicated…
16 December 1485 – Birth of Queen Catherine of Aragon
Sometime during the night of 15th/16th December 1485 Queen Isabella I of Castile gave birth to a daughter,…
Lady Karola and the Christmas Stranger – A Short Story by Robin Maxwell
Robin Maxwell, author of The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn - which is a wonderful Anne Boleyn novel…
The Third Sunday of Advent – What Anne Boleyn would have read
If you've read my previous two Sunday articles, you'll know that I have been sharing readings from French…
12 December 1546 – To the Tower for the Howards
Henry Howard, Earl of SurreyOn 12th December 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey was led through the streets…
Lady Anne Mowbray: A little girl who might have been queen? – Part 2: Who was Lady Anne Mowbray, the child bride of a Prince in the Tower?
Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, where Lady Anne was born in December 1472, and where her father, the 4th Duke…
Lady Anne Mowbray: A little girl who might have been queen? – Part 1: The mummy on the building site
© Margaret BellHoly Trinity Church in 1913. It had replaced what was left of the original abbey church…