28 June 1491 – Birth of King Henry VIII
On 28th June 1491, Henry VIII was born at the Palace of Placentia (Greenwich Palace). He was the…
Henry VIII
7 June 1520 – The First Day of the Field of Cloth of Gold
7th June 1520 was the first day of a meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I of France,…
23 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…
20 May 1536 – The Betrothal of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
At 9am on 20th May 1536, just one day after the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn,…
17 May 1536 – The Annulment of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s Marriage
On 17th May 1536, at Lambeth, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, in the presence of Sir Thomas Audley, the Duke…
31st March 1532 – Friar Peto’s Easter Sermon
On Easter Sunday 1532, 31st March, Princess Mary’s confessor, Friar William Peto, preached a rather controversial sermon in…
Happy St David’s Day!
Today is the feast day of St David (Dewi Sant), patron saint of Wales. According to Rhigyfarch’s “Life…