10 December 1541 – The Executions of Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham
A still of Culpeper's execution from The Tudors series.Following their conviction for treason at a trial at London's…
8 December – The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Here in Spain, and in many other Catholic countries, today is a public holiday because it is the…
The Second Sunday of Advent – What Anne Boleyn would have read
Following on from last Sunday's post regarding Anne's ownership of an illuminated manuscript of French Reformer Jacques Lefèvre…
New Wars of the Roses Novel Out Now – The Claimant
Congratulations to Simon Anderson on the publication of his debut historical novel The Claimant which has just been…
4 December 1555 – Thomas Cranmer deprived of his archbishopric
On 4th December 1555, Papal sentence was passed on Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Rome, depriving him…
2 December 1546 – The Arrest of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Henry Howard, Earl of SurreyOn this day in history, 2nd December 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, poet,…
The Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar 2014
It's that time of year again! Yes, it's the first day of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar!…