31st March 1532 – Friar Peto’s Easter Sermon
King Ahab On Easter Sunday 1532, 31st March, Princess Mary's confessor, Friar William Peto, preached a rather controversial…
Henry VIII
Happy St David’s Day!
Today is the feast day of St David (Dewi Sant), patron saint of Wales. According to Rhigyfarch's "Life…
28 January 1547 – Death of Henry VIII
At Whitehall Palace, on 28th January 1547, in the early hours of the morning, a dying Henry VIII…
24 January 1536 – Henry VIII’s Brush with Death
On this day in history, 24th January 1536, the forty-four year-old Henry VIII suffered a serious jousting accident…
Six Shades of Henry
I'm not sure whether fumes from plumbing adhesive has got to Tim and I (we're having building work…
Henry 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…
12 July 1543 – Marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine Parr
On the 12th July 1543, in the Queen's Closet at Hampton Court Palace, King Henry VIII married his…