18 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 the case…
Read More11 April 1533 – Anne Boleyn the Queen
Good Friday 1533, the 11th April, was a big day for Anne Boleyn because it was on that day that…
Read More5 January 1531 – The Pope Forbids Henry VIII to Remarry
On this day in history, 5th January 1531, Pope Clement VII wrote to Henry VIII forbidding him to remarry, and…
Read More28 May 1533 – Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne Boleyn is Proclaimed to be Valid
On 28th May 1533, five days after the special court at Dunstable Priory had declared Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine…
Read More20 April 1534 – Execution of Elizabeth Barton, the Nun of Kent
The Imposture of the Holy Maid of Kent On 20th April 1534 Elizabeth Barton, a Benedictine nun who became known…
Read MoreHenry versus Catherine: Who’s Who in the Diplomacy by Catherine Fletcher
Thank you so much to Catherine Fletcher, historian and author of "The Divorce of Henry VIII: The Untold Story from…
Read More28 May 1533 – Archbishop Cranmer Proclaims Validity of Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne Boleyn
Following on from the decision of the special court held at Dunstable, and Cramner's declaration that Henry VIII's marriage to…
Read More23 May 1533 – Archbishop Cranmer Declares the Annulment of Henry VIII’s Marriage to Catherine of Aragon
After the brutal events of 1536, we rewind just three years to May 1533 when Anne Boleyn was preparing for…
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