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.…
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
On 12th December 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey was led through the streets of London from Ely…
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?
Following on from yesterday’s article The mummy on the building site and on the anniversary of the finding…