12 August 1596 – The burial of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, by Steven van HerwijckOn 12th August 1596, Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, son…
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28 July 1540 – Fifth time lucky?
Portrait of an unknown woman, possibly Catherine Howard On 28th July 1540, at Oatlands Palace, in Surrey, King…
12 July 1543 – The King’s marriage to Catherine Parr
On this day in history, 12th July 1543, King Henry VIII married his sixth and final wife, Catherine…
9 July 1540 – The end of Henry VIII’s fourth marriage
On this day in history, 9th July 1540, just over six months after he had married Anne of…
3 July 1533 – Catherine, stop calling yourself queen!
Well, that's what Thomas Cromwell's instructions to William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy and Catherine of Aragon's Chamberlain, on…
30 June 1541 – Henry VIII’s Northern Progress begins
On the 30th June 1541, Henry VIII and his fifth wife, Queen Catherine Howard, set off from London…
28 June 1491 – Birth of King Henry VIII
On this day in history, 28th June 1491, King Henry VIII was born at Greenwich Palace. To celebrate…