Recent Posts

• February 7 – Sir Francis Bryan loses an eye and Henry VIII has a new love
• An interview with historical novelist Sandra Byrd
• Henry VIII and His Six Wives event open for registration
• January 25 – Anne Boleyn finally marries Henry VIII
• January 15 – Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, is crowned queen
• Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy and Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
• 7 January 1536 – The death of Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII
• Happy Epiphany! Happy Kings’ Day!
• December 31 – Sir William Skeffington, Lord Deputy of Ireland
• Hurry! Register before the end of 31 December!
• December 30 – Francis Dryander, a scholar supported by Cranmer and the Duchess of Suffolk
• December 29 – George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, Elizabeth I’s “rogue”
• December 28 – Holy Innocents’ Day or Childermas
• December 27 – The arrival of Anne of Cleves
• December 26 – St Stephen’s Day in Tudor times and Henry VIII’s will
• December 25 – Christmas Day in Tudor times and the death of Lettice Knollys