1 December 1541 – Dereham and Culpeper found guilty
On this day in history, 1st December 1541, Francis Dereham, secretary to Queen Catherine Howard, and Thomas Culpeper,…
Katherine Howard
6 November – A meeting, a procession and an abandoned queen
6th November was quite a busy day in Tudor history! We have Mary Tudor’s entry into Paris, following…
28 July 1540 – Fifth time lucky?
On 28th July 1540, at Oatlands Palace, in Surrey, King Henry VIII married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard,…
13 February 1542 – Catherine Howard and Lady Rochford make the most godly and Christian’s end
On 13th February 1542, Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, and her lady, Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford,…
10 February 1542 – Queen Catherine Howard is moved from Syon to the Tower
On 10th February 1542, Queen Catherine Howard was taken from Syon House, where she’d been kept since November…
21 January 1542 – Catherine Howard and Lady Rochford’s attainder
On 21st January 1542, just over two and a half months since Catherine Howard’s colourful past had come…
22 December 1541 – The Howards and Tilneys tried for misprision of treason
On this day in 1541, members of the Howard and Tilney family, plus their staff, were tried for…