27 December 1539 – Anne of Cleves lands on English Soil
Deal Castle On 27th December 1539, at 5pm, Anne of Cleves (or Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg as she was…
Six Wives
22 December 1541 – The Howards and Tilneys tried for misprision of treason
Tower of London On this day in 1541, members of the Howard and Tilney family, plus their staff,…
16 December 1485 – Birth of Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife
Portait of a girl thought to be Catherine of Aragon by Juan de Flandres. At some time during…
10 December 1541 – Culpeper and Dereham are executed at Tyburn
A still of Culpeper's execution from The Tudors series.On 10th December 1541, Thomas Culpeper, gentleman of the Privy…
1 December 1541 – The Trial of Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper
Guildhall, LondonOn 1st December 1541, Francis Dereham, secretary to Queen Catherine Howard, and Thomas Culpeper, a member of…
30 November 1529 – Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn get cross with Henry VIII
On 30th November 1529, Henry VIII was reproached by the two women in his life: his wife, Catherine…
14 November – A big day in 1501, 1532 and 1541
Today is a rather jam-packed day in history and as well as the usual births and deaths -…