30 May 1533 – The Creation of New Knights of the Bath
A portait of a man thought to be Sir Francis Weston. As part of the celebrations for Queen…
Anne Queen Consort
29 May 1533 – Anne Boleyn’s Coronation Celebrations Begin
The Queen's diamond jubilee river pageant - Perhaps Anne's coronation one was like this. Anne Boleyn was crowned…
28 May 1533 – Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne Boleyn is Proclaimed to be Valid
On 28th May 1533, five days after the special court at Dunstable Priory had declared Henry VIII's marriage…
23 May 1533 – The Annulment of Henry VIII’s Marriage to Catherine of Aragon
We've spent the last few weeks in 1536, counting down to Anne Boleyn's execution, but now we swing…
17 May 1536 – The Annulment of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s Marriage
On 17th May 1536, at Lambeth, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, in the presence of Sir Thomas Audley, the Duke…
Anne Boleyn’s Spending on Elizabeth
As today is Mother's Day in some countries - Happy Mother's Day! - I thought you might be…
18 April 1536 – Chapuys Tricked into Acknowledging Anne Boleyn as Queen
On this day in 1536, Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, was tricked into acknowledging Anne Boleyn as Queen.Chapuys…