24 January – Can jousting heal the problems between Englishmen and Spaniards? and Henry VIII’s Jousting Accident
On this day in Tudor history, 24th January 1555, in the reign of Queen Mary I, a great…
Read MoreEustace Chapuys and the tyrannical Henry VIII
Just a few days ago, I wrote about Henry VIII being unhorsed by his opponent during a joust…
Read More10 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…
Read More24 January 1536 – A Serious Jousting Accident for Henry VIII
On 24th January 1536, at Greenwich Palace, the forty-four year-old King Henry VIII suffered a serious acccident while…
Read More24 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…
Read More24 January 1536 – Henry VIII’s Jousting Accident
On the 24th January 1536 the 44 year old King Henry VIII had a serious jousting accident at…
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