Margaret of Austria
Today marks the anniversary of the birth of Margaret of Austria, Princess of Asturias, Duchess of Savoy and…
Anne of Brittany
Thank you so much to Yann Kergourlay for writing this guest post on Anne of Brittany. Over to…
8 January 1536 – The King was clad all over in yellow
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn by Arthur Hopkins, 19th century According to Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador, on…
7 January 1536 – Death of Catherine of Aragon, First Wife of Henry VIII
On 7th January 1536, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Catherine of Aragon died at Kimbolton Castle. She…
Happy Epiphany!
In the UK today, the Christmas period tends to end with New Year, but in Tudor times there…
6 January 1540 – The Wedding of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
On Epiphany, Tuesday 6th January 1540, a reluctant Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves, or Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg,…
5 January 1531 – The Pope Forbids Henry VIII to Remarry
On this day in history, 5th January 1531, Pope Clement VII wrote to Henry VIII forbidding him to…