27 September 1501 – Catherine of Aragon Leaves Spain
At 5pm on 27th September 1501, fifteen year-old Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and…
Six Wives
22 September 1515 – Birth of Anne of Cleves, Fourth Wife of Henry VIII
On 22nd September 1515 Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg (known in English as Anne of Cleves), was born near Düsseldorf.…
16 September 1541 – Henry VIII and Queen Catherine Howard Enter York
On this day in 1541, King Henry VIII entered the city of York through Walmgate Bar, and was…
5 September 1548 – Death of Catherine Parr, Henry VIII’s Sixth Wife
In the early hours of 5th September 1548, Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager, and the wife of Thomas Seymour,…
4 September 1539 – The Duke of Cleves Promises Anne of Cleves in Marriage to Henry VIII
On the 4th September 1539 William, Duke of Cleves, signed the marriage treaty promising his sister, Anne of…
30 August 1548 – Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager, Gives Birth to a Daughter
On this day in 1548, Mary Seymour, daughter and only child of Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager, and Thomas…
Q&A with Leanda de Lisle, Author and Historian
Thank you so much to historian Leanda de Lisle for participating in this Q&A session and thank you…