Claire | December 26, 2022
Today is the Feast of St Stephen, which is also known as Boxing Day in the UK. How did the Tudors celebrate St Stephen’s Day? Let me tell you, before moving on to talking about this day in 1546, when an ill Henry VIII made some changes to his will in preparation for his nine-year-old […]
Claire | December 26, 2015
On this day in history, 30th December 1546, a rather poorly Henry VIII signed his last will and testament, authorising some changes made to the earlier 1544 document on the 26th December. These changes were made to ensure successful transfer of royal authority to his son, the future Edward VI, and to prepare for Edward […]
Claire | December 30, 2013
On 30th December 1546, Henry VIII signed his last will and testament, authorising changes he’d instructed William Paget to make on his behalf on 26th December 1546. These changes were made to ensure successful transfer of royal authority to his son, the future Edward VI, and to prepare for Edward reigning during his minority. The […]
Claire | December 30, 2011
On this day in history, 30th December 1546, a rather unwell Henry VIII signed his last will and testament, authorising some changes made to the earlier 1544 document on the 26th December. According to historian Eric Ives, the changes were made to ensure successful transfer of royal authority to his son Edward “and to provide […]
Claire | December 30, 2010
On this day in history, 30th December 1546, Henry VIII signed his last will and testament, authorising changes he’d instructed William Paget to make on his behalf on 26th December 1546. You can read his full will in Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 21 Part 2: September 1546-January 1547, but here […]
Claire | February 1, 2010
I didn’t manage to post on the anniversary of Henry VIII’s death, due to no electricity and internet, so please forgive this late post. On the 28th January 1547, Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, died at the Palace of Whitehall at the age of 55. He was buried next to his “true wife”, […]
