Today is Shrove Tuesday – time for pancakes!
Today is Shrove Tuesday, so time to enjoy some yummy foods before Lent begins tomorrow. Shrove Tuesday is,…
Henry VIII Books – Exploring the Best Books on England’s Most Infamous King
In the first of a series of livestreams on King Henry VIII, the second Tudor monarch, and a…
18 February 1516 – The birth of Queen Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
On this day in Tudor history, Queen Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII, gave birth…
Happy 14th Birthday to the Anne Boleyn Files!
Today marks the 14th birthday of the Anne Boleyn Files blog, which is, of course, dedicated to the…
Henry VIII Books livestream – YouTube – 18 February 2023
Just a quick post to let you know that I'm going live on YouTube this Saturday, 18th February,…
February 14 – Happy Valentine’s Day!
Today, 14th February, is, of course, Valentine's Day, the feast of St Valentine and the day of love.…
February 13 – A queen and her lady-in-waiting are beheaded
On this day in Tudor history, 13th February 1542, Catherine Howard, fifth wife of King Henry VIII, was…