30 August 1548 – Queen Dowager Catherine Parr gives birth to a daughter
Sudeley Castle On 30th August 1548, Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager, and wife of Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of…
August 2014
Monarch Film Premiere Tickets Competition
Win a pair of tickets to the film premiere of the newly restored Henry VIII film MONARCH starring…
26 August 1533 – Anne Boleyn takes to her Chamber
Woman said to be Anne Boleyn by Holbein One of the rituals associated with childbirth was called "taking…
24 August 1572 – The St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
St Bartholomew's Day Massacre by François Dubois On this day in 1572, the St Bartholmew's Day Massacre took…
Anne Boleyn Plays Perseverance – March 1522
The Chateau Vert pageant in The Tudors series The next part in my Anne Boleyn's Life series... As…
22 August 1485 – The Battle of Bosworth
Richard III and Henry VII On 22nd August 1485, near Market Bosworth, in Leicestershire, the armies of King…
Why write about George Boleyn? – Guest Article by Clare Cherry
A big thank you to my co-author Clare Cherry for sharing this article with us today. I loved…