7 June 1520 – Henry VIII, Francis I and the Field of Cloth of Gold
The 7th June 1520, was the first day of the historic meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I…
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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…
15 March 1532 Archbishop Warham angers Henry VIII
According to Carlo Capello, the Venetian ambassador, on 15th March 1532 William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, criticised Henry…
10 March 1524 – Henry VIII has a Jousting Accident
On this day in 1524, the thirty-two year-old King Henry VIII suffered a jousting accident after he forgot…
7 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…
Margaret Skipwith of Ormsby: Mistress of Henry VIII by Elizabeth Norton
Elizabeth Norton Thank you so much to author and historian Elizabeth Norton for writing this guest post on…
16 February 1547 – The Burial of Henry VIII
The Quire of St George’s Chapel by Charles Wild, 1818 On the 16th February 1547, following his death…