Category: Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
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Hunting the Falcon by John Guy and Julia Fox – Review and Giveaway

| September 14, 2023

Hunting the Falcon by John Guy and Julia Fox – Review and Giveaway

My latest book review is on Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe by historians John Guy and Julia Fox.

A big thank you to Bloomsbury for sending me a review copy and for doing this giveaway. Bloomsbury are giving away 5 copies of Hunting the Falcon! The giveaway is open internationally. All you have to do is leave a comment below this post saying why you’re looking forward to reading this book.* Comment before the end of Friday 22nd September 2023. I’ll pick 5 comments at random, using Random.org, and I’ll contact the winners for their details.

February 7 – Sir Francis Bryan loses an eye and Henry VIII has a new love

| February 7, 2023

February 7 – Sir Francis Bryan loses an eye and Henry VIII has a new love

On this day in Tudor history, 7th February 1526, the annual Shrovetide joust took place at Greenwich Palace. The 1526 joust went rather badly for courtier Sir Francis Bryan, who lost an eye when a spear splintered – nasty! Fortunately, he survived. The joust had a theme of unrequited love and the king’s team bore […]

November 30 – Henry VIII gets a dressing down from his wife and sweetheart

| November 30, 2022

November 30 – Henry VIII gets a dressing down from his wife and sweetheart

On this day in Tudor history, 30th November 1529, the Feast of St Andrew, Henry VIII received a dressing down from two women: his wife, Catherine of Aragon, and the woman he wanted to make his wife, Anne Boleyn. Henry VIII’s treatment of his first wife was angering her, and Catherine told him so. And […]

November 15 – Pope Clement VII threatens to excommunicate Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

| November 15, 2022

November 15 – Pope Clement VII threatens to excommunicate Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 15th November 1532, an exasperated Pope Clement VII threatened King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Marquess of Pembroke, with excommunication. Why would the pope do that when Pope Leo X had granted the king the title of Defender of the Faith in 1521? Well, because Henry VIII had defied […]

November 14 – Weddings for Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn

| November 14, 2022

November 14 – Weddings for Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 14th November 1501, the Feast of St Erkenwald, Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, married Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. The couple got married at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. And on […]

November 8 – King Henry VIII and his troubled conscience

| November 8, 2022

November 8 – King Henry VIII and his troubled conscience

On this day in Tudor history, 8th November 1528, King Henry VIII made a rather strange public oration to “the nobility, judges and councillors and divers other persons” at Bridewell Palace. His speech was regarding his troubled conscience over the lawfulness of his marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. In his speech, he […]

October 28 – Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Francis I celebrate

| October 28, 2022

October 28 – Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Francis I celebrate

On this day in Tudor history, Monday 28th October 1532, the Feast of St Simon and St Jude, Henry VIII celebrated his friendship with his French counterpart, Francis I. 28th October also was the last full day of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s time with Francis I in Calais. The trip had been successful, and […]

October 27 – Anne Boleyn and a spectacular masque

| October 27, 2022

October 27 – Anne Boleyn and a spectacular masque

On this day in Tudor history, Sunday 27th October 1532, a banquet was held in Calais by King Henry VIII in honour of his fellow king, Francis I of France. After the banquet, Anne Boleyn, Marquess of Pembroke, accompanied by ladies including her sister, Mary Boleyn, made a dramatic entrance “gorgeously apparalled with visers on […]

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