Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury – 30 March 1533
On this day in history, 30th March 1533, Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, was consecrated as Archbishop of…
Henry VIII
Monarchs Who Never Were – Hauntings at the Tower of London Part 3
Today we have the penultimate part of Nancy Smith's series on the Tower of London's ghosts:- Monarchs Who…
Henry VIII’s Illegitimate Children
I've just written an article over at The Elizabeth Files about Elizabeth's possible illegitimate siblings. Henry VIII recognised…
Save Acton Court!
At the end of Nasim's article on David Starkey's talk about Acton Court and Henry VIII and Anne…
Acton Court, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn – The Royal Progress of 1535
Today we have a guest article from Nasim Tadghighi who attended historian David Starkey's talk entitled "Acton Court…
Henry VIII, Kell Blood Group and McLeod Syndrome
Back in February, I wrote about a new report published by American researchers Catrina Whitley and Kyra Kramer…
Death of Henry, Duke of Cornwall
On this day in history, 22nd February 1511, 500 years ago today, Henry, Duke of Cornwall, the baby…