14 January 1559 – The Coronation Procession of Elizabeth I
At 3pm on 14th January 1559, Elizabeth I, who had been queen since the death of her half-sister…
January 2015
12 January 1510 – Panic at the Joust
On 12th January 1510, at a private joust at Richmond Park, Henry VIII jousted for the first time…
8 January 1536 – Joyful Yellow and Triumphant Parading
I've written about this subject before but I received so many questions about it yesterday that I thought…
7 January 1536 – The Death of Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife
At 2pm on 7th January 1536, fifty year-old Catherine of Aragon died at Kimbolton Castle, Cambridgeshire, where she…
Happy Kings’ Day!
Today is Kings' Day or the Feast of the Epiphany, a commemoration and celebration of the visit of…
6 January 1540 – An Epiphany wedding for Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein the YoungerOn 6th January 1540, the Feast of the Epiphany, Henry VIII…
5 January 1531 – Henry VIII ordered not to remarry
On 5th January 1531, Pope Clement VII wrote to Henry VIII following a plea from Catherine of Aragon,…