24 January 1536 – A Serious Jousting Accident for Henry VIII
On 24th January 1536, at Greenwich Palace, the forty-four year-old King Henry VIII suffered a serious acccident while…
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21 January 1542 – The Bill of Attainder against Catherine Howard and Lady Rochford
On 21st January 1542 a bill of attainder against Catherine Howard and Lady Jane Rochford was introduced into…
12 January 1510 – Henry VIII Jousts for the First Time as King and Panic Ensues
According to chronicler Edward Hall, it was on 12th January 1510 that Henry VIII jousted for the first…
8 January 1536 – The King was clad all over in yellow
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn by Arthur Hopkins, 19th century According to Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador, on…
6 January 1540 – The Wedding of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
On Epiphany, Tuesday 6th January 1540, a reluctant Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves, or Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg,…
5 January 1531 – The Pope Forbids Henry VIII to Remarry
On this day in history, 5th January 1531, Pope Clement VII wrote to Henry VIII forbidding him to…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you all. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and that 2014 brings…