23 May 1533 – Archbishop Cranmer announces the sentence of the Dunstable Priory Trial
On 23rd May 1533, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer announced the sentence of the special court that had met at…
Read More7 March 1530 – The Pope Threatens Henry VIII with Excommunication
On 7th March 1530 Pope Clement VII issued a bull threatening Henry VIII with excommunication if he proceeded…
Read More23 May 1533 – The Annulment of Henry VIII’s Marriage to Catherine of Aragon
We've spent the last few weeks in 1536, counting down to Anne Boleyn's execution, but now we swing…
Read More7 March 1530 – Pope Clement VII Forbids Henry VIII to Marry Again
On this day in history, 7th March 1530, Pope Clement VII issued the following bull: "Bull, notifying that…
Read MoreHenry versus Catherine: Who’s Who in the Diplomacy by Catherine Fletcher
Thank you so much to Catherine Fletcher, historian and author of "The Divorce of Henry VIII: The Untold…
Read More23 May 1533 – Cranmer Rules on Henry VIII’s Marriage to Catherine of Aragon
On the morning of the 23rd May 1533, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared that Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine…
Read MoreCatherine of Aragon – From Queen to Dowager Princess of Wales
On this day in history, Wednesday 9th April 1533, a "high ranking delegation of Councillors", headed by the…
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