28 October 1532 – Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s Last Full Day in Calais
Anne, duc de Montmorency Monday 28th October 1532 was the last full day of Henry VIII and Anne…
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27 October 1532 – Anne Boleyn’s Dramatic Entrance at Calais
On Sunday 27th October 1532, Anne Boleyn, Marquis of Pembroke, made a dramatic entrance after the great banquet…
25 October 1532 – Henry VIII and Francis I arrive at Calais
On Friday 25th October 1532, Henry VIII and Francis I left Boulogne, where Henry VIII had been Francis's…
Helen Castor’s Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death – Episode 3: A Good Death
Last night I watched the third and final episode of historian Helen Castor's series "Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage,…
Jane Seymour – Guest Post by Lauren Johnson
Lauren Johnson as Jane Seymour On this day in 1537, Jane Seymour died of puerperal fever at Hampton…
Was Anne Boleyn Nice?
My old English literature teacher would be appalled by that question, not because she had any strong opinion…
The Dudley Carving of the Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London
This beautiful carving of the Dudley coat of arms is thought to have been made by John Dudley,…