29 May 1533 – A coronation river pageant for Queen Anne Boleyn
On Thursday 29 May 1533, two days after the marriage of King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn…
Anne Queen Consort
10 May 1533 – Opening of the Dunstable Court
Yes, for this "on this day in history" post we are taking a break from the 1536 countdown…
12 April 1533 – She has changed her name from Marchioness to Queen
On Easter Eve, Saturday 12th April 1533, Anne Boleyn attended mass in the Queen's Closet of Greenwich Palace…
2 April 1536 – Henry VIII, King Ahasuerus, Anne Boleyn and Queen Esther
On 2nd April 1536, Passion Sunday, Anne Boleyn's almoner, John Skip, preached a rather controversial sermon in the…
Today is Maundy Thursday
Today is Maundy Thursday, the feast day that commemorates the Last Supper, that final meal that Jesus Christ…
23 March 1534 – The Pope rules in favour of Catherine of Aragon
On 23rd March 1534, Pope Clement VII declared that the marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon…
29 January 1536 – A miscarriage and a burial
On 29th January 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, miscarried "a male child which she…