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.…
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…