9 September 1513 – Victory for Regent Catherine of Aragon
On the 9th September 1513, while Henry VIII was away, busy campaigning against the French, James IV and…
Six Wives
5 September 1548 – Death of Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager and Henry VIII’s Sixth Wife
On 5th September 1548, just six days after gving birth to her first child, a baby girl, Catherine…
30 August 1548 – Queen Dowager Catherine Parr gives birth to a daughter
Sudeley Castle On 30th August 1548, Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager, and wife of Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of…
Katherine Howard – Was she really Henry VIII’s “rose without a thorn”?
Katherine Howard's badge, designed by Weidenfeld and Nicolson Thank you to Lauryn Poe for inspiring this post and…
Released Today – Katherine Howard: A New History by Conor Byrne plus Free Report on Katherine
A brand new Katherine Howard biography has been released today on Kindle and in paperback - Katherine Howard:…
31 July 1544 – An Incredible Letter
Attributed to William Scrots, c. 1546 On 31st July 1544 ten year old Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII…
28 July 1540 – Henry VIII Marries Catherine Howard, his Rose without a Thorn
On 28 July 1540, the same day that Thomas Cromwell was beheaded on Tower Hill, 49 year-old Henry…