11 July 1533 – The Pope Declares Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne Boleyn Null
Pope Clement VII On 11th July 1533, just over a month after Anne Boleyn's coronation, Pope Clement VII…
10 July 1553 – Queen Jane
On the afternoon of Monday 10th July 1553, Lady Jane Grey, her husband Guildford Dudley, her parents and…
9 July 1540 – Henry VIII’s Fourth Marriage is Annulled
On 9th July 1540, Convocation declared that the marriage between Henry VIII and his fourth wife Anne of…
8 July 1503 – Thomas Boleyn escorts Margaret Tudor to Scotland
Margaret Tudor On 8th July 1503, Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn, was part of the large retinue…
6 July 1553 – King Edward VI Dies
At sometime between 8pm and 9pm on 6th July 1553 fifteen year-old King Edward VI, the son of…
6 July 1535 – Execution of Thomas More, former Lord Chancellor
Plaque from the Scaffold Memorial at Tower Hill On 6th July 1535, Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's former…
5 July 1535 – Thomas More’s Last Letter
On 5th July 1535, the day before his execution, Sir Thomas More wrote to his beloved daughter Margaret…