25 January 1533 – Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn at Whitehall
On 25 January 1533, St Paul's Day, Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn in a secret ceremony at Whitehall.…
Anne Queen Consort
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…
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,…
The Fourth Sunday of Advent – What Anne Boleyn would have read
If you've read my previous three Sunday articles, you'll know that I have been sharing readings from French…
17 December 1559 – Matthew Parker consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury
On this day in history, 17th December 1559, Matthew Parker was consecrated as Elizabeth I's Archbishop of Canterbury.…
The Third Sunday of Advent – What Anne Boleyn would have read
If you've read my previous two Sunday articles, you'll know that I have been sharing readings from French…
8 December – The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Here in Spain, and in many other Catholic countries, today is a public holiday because it is the…