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…
22 June 1536 – The Submission of the Lady Mary
On 22nd June 1536,1 following a threatening visit from members of her father's council and the arrest of…
21 June 1529 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon Appear at the Legatine Court
Three days after Catherine of Aragon had appeared at the Legatine Court at Blackfriars to lodge her appeals…
Did Anne Boleyn Have a Stepmother?
Agnes Strickland, the Victorian author who started the myth I'm writing this article to banish the myth that…