Claire | June 21, 2016

On this day in history, 21st June 1529, just over twenty years after their marriage, King Henry VIII and his first wife, Queen Catherine of Aragon, appeared before Cardinals Wolsey and Campeggio at the Legatine Court at Blackfriars. Cardinal Wolsey had been authorised by papal bull in April 1528 “to take cognisance of all matters […]

Category: Henry VIII, Six Wives | 9 Comments »
Tags: Blackfriars legatine court, Cardinal Campeggio, Cardinal Wolsey, Catherine of Aragon annulment, Catherine of Aragon's speech, Henry VIII annulment, Legatine Court

Claire | June 21, 2014

On 21st June 1529 King Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon appeared in front of Cardinals Wolsey and Campeggio at the Legatine Court at Blackfriars. In 1528, Cardinal Wolsey had been made the Pope’s vice-regent in order “to take cognisance of all matters concerning the King’s divorce” and Campeggio had been made […]

Category: Henry VIII, Marriage, Six Wives | 12 Comments »
Tags: annulment, Blackfriars, Catherine of Aragon's speech, great matter, Legatine Court

Claire | June 21, 2012

On the 21st June 1529, Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, appeared in front of Cardinal Wolsey and Cardinal Campeggio at the Legatine Court at Blackfriars. The purpose of this court was to listen to the testimonies of the King and Queen regarding the validity of their marriage and to rule on […]

Category: Six Wives, Tudor Events | 18 Comments »
Tags: Blackfriars, Cardinal Campeggio, Catherine of Aragon, Catherine of Aragon's speech, Katherine of Aragon, Legatine Court