September 29 – Cardinal Campeggio arrives in England to hear Henry VIII’s case for an annulment
On this day in Tudor history, 29th September 1528, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Cardinal Lorenzo…
Read MoreJune 21 – Queen Catherine of Aragon makes a speech and steals the show
On this day in Tudor history, 21st June 1529, ten days after her 20th wedding anniversary, Queen Catherine…
Read MoreJune 18 – Catherine of Aragon protests, and Anne Askew is condemned
On this day in Tudor history, 18th June 1529, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the king's…
Read More21 June 1529 – An incredible speech from Catherine of Aragon
On 31st May 1529, a special legatine court had opened at Blackfriars, in London, to hear the case…
Read More18 June 1529 – Queen Catherine of Aragon at the Legatine Court
In autumn 1528, Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio, papal legate, was sent to England by Pope Clement VII to hear…
Read More21 June 1529 – Catherine of Aragon steals the show
On this day in history, 21st June 1529, Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, appeared…
Read More18 June 1529 – Catherine of Aragon reads out her appeal to the Legatine Court
On this day in history, 18th June 1529, Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII, made…
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