29 June 1536 – The Demotion of Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire
Chronicler and Windsor Herald Charles Wriothesley recorded that on this day in 1536 Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire…
Henry VIII – How We Can Never Understand Him
OK, time for a controversial soap-box article... Today is Henry VIII's birthday so Henry VIII is being discussed…
The First Anne Boleyn by Elizabeth Norton
Elizabeth Norton's upcoming book Thank you so much to author and historian Elizabeth Norton for writing this guest…
28 June 1491 – Birth of King Henry VIII
Laughing child thought to be Henry VIII by Guido Mazzoni c.1498 On 28th June 1491, Henry VIII was…
The link between Anne Boleyn and St Thomas Becket
Just a quick post to alert you to the fact that historian Elizabeth Norton has just published an…
26 June 1535 – A Commission of Oyer and Terminer Appointed to Try Sir Thomas More
On 26th June 1535, a new commission of oyer and terminer was appointed for the county of Middlesex.…
24 June 1509 – Coronation of King Henry VIII and Queen Catherine
The Coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, taken from A Joyfull Medytacyon to All Englande by…