29 June 1509 – Death of Lady Margaret Beaufort
On 29th June 1509, just two months after the death of her son, Henry VII, and the accession…
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
Thank you so much to author and historian Elizabeth Norton for writing this guest post for us… It…
28 June 1491 – Birth of King Henry VIII
On 28th June 1491, Henry VIII was born at the Palace of Placentia (Greenwich Palace). He was the…
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.…