21 April 1509 – The King is dead, long live the King!
The new king, the young Henry VIII At 11pm on Saturday 21st April 1509, the fifty-two year-old King…
Easter Sunday – Happy Easter!
On Easter Sunday, in Tudor times, the candles in the church and around the sepulchre were extinguished, and…
20 April 1534 – The Hanging of the Nun of Kent
On 20th April 1534, Elizabeth Barton, a Benedictine nun who became known as 'the Nun of Kent' or…
Maundy Thursday in my Village
I just wanted to share with you some photos from last night's Maundy Thursday procession in my village.…
18 April 1536 – Chapuys Bows to Queen Anne Boleyn
On Tuesday 18th April 1536, the Imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, met Anne Boleyn in the chapel of Greenwich…
Good Friday
Christ Carrying the Cross, El Greco Today is Good Friday, the day when Christians like me remember Christ's…
Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday
The Last Supper, ca. 1520, by Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli, called Giampietrino Today is Maundy Thursday, a day in…