Start as you mean to go on, Henry!
King Henry VIII has gone down in history as the king who had six wives and who executed…
Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
23 June 1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon process through the streets of London
On this day in Tudor history, Saturday 23rd June 1509, seventeen-year-old King Henry VIII and his first wife,…
11 June 1509 – Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon at Greenwich
On this day in history, 11th June 1509, seventeen-year-old King Henry VIII married twenty-three-year-old Spanish princess, Catalina de…
11 June 1509 – The first of six marriages for Henry VIII
On this day in history, 11th June 1509, King Henry VIII married for the first time. His bride…
27 June 1505 – Prince Henry renounces his betrothal to Catherine of Aragon
On this day in history, 27th June 1505, Henry, Prince of Wales, the future Henry VIII, renounced his…
25 June 1503 – Young Prince Henry becomes betrothed
On this day in history, 25th June 1503, Henry, Prince of Wales and eldest surviving son of King…
11 June 1509 – Henry VIII marries for the first time
On this day in history, 11th June 1509, just under two months after his accession to the throne…