27 May 1537 – Queen Jane Seymour’s pregnancy is celebrated
On 27th May 1537, Trinity Sunday, there were celebrations in London following the news of the 'quickening' of…
Six Wives
20 May 1536 – Henry VIII moves on
I've written about this many times but it still gets to me every time! I still get very…
18 May 1536 – A spooky event at Queen Catherine’s tomb
Tomb of Catherine of Aragon According to a Frenchman writing to Thomas Cromwell, on the day before Queen…
14 May 1536 – Jane Seymour moves closer to the king
Before I go into details on today's "on this day in history" event in the countdown to Queen…
60 Second History – Catherine of Aragon
My latest 60-second history video is on Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII. There was so…
To Justify or Not to Justify, That is the Theory
Thank you to Clare Cherry for writing this guest article for us today. I know Clare is very…
1 April 1536 – Henry VIII pays court to Jane Seymour
On this day in history, 1st April 1536, Eustace Chapuys the imperial ambassador, wrote a very long and…