8 January 1536 – The King was clad all over in yellow
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn by Arthur Hopkins, 19th century According to Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador, on…
January 2014
7 January 1536 – Death of Catherine of Aragon, First Wife of Henry VIII
On 7th January 1536, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Catherine of Aragon died at Kimbolton Castle. She…
Happy Epiphany!
In the UK today, the Christmas period tends to end with New Year, but in Tudor times there…
6 January 1540 – The Wedding of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
On Epiphany, Tuesday 6th January 1540, a reluctant Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves, or Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg,…
5 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…
3 January 1521 – The Excommunication of Martin Luther
On 3rd January 1521, Pope Leo X issued the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem excommunicating Martin Luther, reformer,…
I’m Back with a Few Photos of Stratford-upon-Avon
I've had some time off research and writing over the Christmas period, and I also spent a long…