16 December 1485 – Birth of Queen Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife
During the night of 15th/16th December 1485, Catherine of Aragon was born at the recently reformed fortified palace…
Six Wives
10 December 1541 – The awful fate of Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham
The Tyburn Tree - the gallows On 10th December 1541, Thomas Culpeper, gentleman of the Privy Chamber, and…
Triumph and Tragedy: The Enduring Appeal of Henry VIII’s Six Wives by Conor Byrne
Thank you to author and historian Conor Byrne for writing this guest article for us today. Yesterday, the…
1 December 1541 – Dereham and Culpeper found guilty
On this day in history, 1st December 1541, Francis Dereham, secretary to Queen Catherine Howard, and Thomas Culpeper,…
Imagining the Butterflies of the Alhambra – Wendy J. Dunn
A big welcome to historical novelist Wendy J. Dunn who is joining us today on the first stop…
12 November – A departure, interrogation, death and funeral procession
12th November was a busy day in Tudor history and I've picked out four key events for you…
8 November 1541 – Catherine Howard and “the grievousness of her demerits”
After abandoning the idea of interrogating the hysterical Queen Catherine Howard on 7th November (click here for more…