16 September 1541 – Henry VIII and Catherine Howard enter York
Walmgate Bar, YorkOn this day in history, 16th September 1541, King Henry VIII and his fifth wife, Catherine…
Six Wives
5 September 1548 – Death of Catherine Parr at Sudeley Castle
Early in the morning of 5th September 1548, Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager and wife of Thomas Seymour, Baron…
4 September 1539 William, Duke of Cleves, promises his sister to Henry VIII
On this day in history, 4th September 1539, William, Duke of Cleves, promised his sister Anne of Cleves…
Maria de Salinas and Katherina of Aragon – The Depth and Breadth of Friendship
Catherine of Aragon On 29th July I received news that my best friend of thirty-three years had died.…
11 August 1534 – The Expulsion of the Friars Observant
Blessed John Forest, statue at St Ethelreda. Ely Place, LondonSometime around 11th August 1534, the Friars Observant (Observant…
4 August – A Burial and a Burning
On this day in history, 4th August 1540, Brother William Horne, laybrother of the London Charterhouse was hanged,…
28 July 1540 – Henry VIII marries for the fifth time
Portrait of an unknown woman, possibly Catherine HowardOn 28th July 1540, Henry VIII married his fifth wife, Catherine…