21 August 1535 – King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn Visit Acton Court
On this day in history, 21st August 1535, King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn visited Nicholas Poyntz at…
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11 August 1534 – The Friars Observant Expelled from their Houses
Catherine of Aragon, the Queen they supported On this day in 1534, or shortly before, the Friars Observant…
4 August 1557 – Burial of Anne of Cleves, Fourth Wife of Henry VIII
On 4th August 1557 merchant-taylor and diarist Henry Machyn recorded that there was a requiem mass for "my…
28 July 1540 – Henry VIII Marries Wife Number 5, Catherine Howard
On the 28th July 1540, Henry VIII married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, the woman he called his…
22 July 1536 – Death of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset
On the 22nd July 1536, the seventeen year-old Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, and Henry VIII's…
12 July 1543 – Henry VIII Marries his Sixth Wife, Catherine Parr
On 12th July 1543, in the Queen's Closet of the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, King Henry VIII…
11 July 1533 – Henry VIII Ordered to Abandon Anne Boleyn
On 11th July 1533, Pope Clement VII declared his sentence on the annulment of the King's marriage to…