1 September 1532 – Anne Boleyn Becomes Marquis of Pembroke
On this day in history, Sunday 1st September 1532, at Windsor Castle, Henry VIII fitted Anne Boleyn for…
Marriage
21 June 1529 – Catherine of Aragon’s Speech at Blackfriars
On this day in history, 21st June 1529, Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, appeared…
19 June 1535 – 3 Carthusian Monks Hanged, Drawn and Quartered
On this day in history, 19th June 1535, Sebastian Newdigate, William Exmew and Humphrey Middlemore, monks of the…
28 May 1533 – Archbishop Cranmer Proclaims Validity of Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne Boleyn
I am so glad to be going from writing of the brutal events of May 1536 to writing…
23 May 1533 – Cranmer Rules on Henry VIII’s Marriage to Catherine of Aragon
On the morning of the 23rd May 1533, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared that Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine…
17 May 1536 – Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne Boleyn is Annulled
We have just heard the news that Archbishop Thomas Cranmer called together a special court at Lambeth Palace…
14 May 1536 – Jane Seymour is Moved Nearer the King
According to our informant, the Imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, the King has sent for the Lady Jane Seymour…