Haunted Galleries: Visiting the sites of Catherine Howard’s life by Gareth Russell
The site of Norfolk House, where Catherine Howard lived before her debut at court (Author's collection) Thank you…
May 2017
31 May 1533 – A spectacular coronation procession for Queen Anne Boleyn
On this day in history, 31st May 1533, a special procession took place through the streets of London:…
31 May 1529 – The opening of the Blackfriars Legatine Court
On this day in history, 31st May 1529, a special legatine court opened at Blackfriars in London. The…
Parthenope and Iphigenia: The Posthumous Reputations of Queen Catherine Howard by Gareth Russell
Catherine Howard from a Victorian sketchI'm delighted to welcome my dear friend Gareth Russell, author of Young and…
30 May 1536 – Henry VIII marries his third wife, Jane Seymour
On this day in history, 30th May 1536, just eleven days after the execution of his second wife,…
29 May 1533 – Anne Boleyn’s coronation fun begins
The Queen's diamond jubilee river pageant - Perhaps Anne's coronation one was like this. On this day in…
1533 – Anne Boleyn is finally queen!
On this day in history, 28th May 1533, Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, proclaimed the validity of Henry…