Category: All Souls’ Day 1541
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Claire | November 2, 2017

On All Souls’ Day 1541, Catherine Howard, niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and cousin of the late Queen Anne Boleyn, had been queen for just 15 months. She had married Henry VIII as his fifth wife on 28th July 1540, following the annulment of his six month marriage to Anne of Cleves, […]

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Claire | November 2, 2016

All Souls’ Day is the feast day when forgotten souls, those souls in purgatory who might not have any masses or prayers being said for them, are remembered and it was at the special All Souls’ mass of 1541 that Henry VIII’s happy world came crashing down. Previous to this, Henry VIII had been blissfully […]

Category: Six Wives, Henry VIII, Tudor Events | 21 Comments »
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Claire | November 2, 2015

Happy All Souls’ Day! Unfortunately, back in 1541 All Souls’ Day was not a happy day for Henry VIII and any thoughts or prayers he had for departed loved ones were soon forgotten when he attended All Souls’ mass and found a letter left for him in the Holy Day Closet at Hampton Court Palace. […]

Category: Anne Boleyn General | 8 Comments »
Tags: All Souls, All Souls' Day 1541, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, Catherine Howard, Catherine Howard's past, Cranmer's letter to Henry VIII, fall of Catherine Howard, Francis Dereham, Henry Mannox, Thomas Cranmer