11 August 1534 – The Friars Observant Expelled from their Houses
Catherine of Aragon, the Queen they supported On this day in 1534, or shortly before, the Friars Observant…
Six Wives
4 August 1557 – Burial of Anne of Cleves, Fourth Wife of Henry VIII
On 4th August 1557 merchant-taylor and diarist Henry Machyn recorded that there was a requiem mass for "my…
3 August 1557 – Anne of Cleves’ Body was Processed from Chelsea to Westminster
Merchant-taylor and diarist Henry Machyn recorded that on 3rd August 1557, the body of forty-one year-old Anne of…
31st July 1544 – Elizabeth I’s Earliest Surviving Letter
The earliest surviving letter we have written by Elizabeth I was written on this day in 1544 when…
28 July 1540 – Henry VIII Marries Wife Number 5, Catherine Howard
On the 28th July 1540, Henry VIII married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, the woman he called his…
My Visit to the Alhambra in Granada, Spain
I am lucky enough to live quite near to the historic city of Granada in Andalucia, Spain, home…
12 July 1543 – Henry VIII Marries his Sixth Wife, Catherine Parr
On 12th July 1543, in the Queen's Closet of the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, King Henry VIII…