27 May 1537 – Celebrations for Queen Jane Seymour’s Unborn Child
On this day in 1537, Queen Jane Seymour felt her unborn baby move for the first time. The…
Six Wives
20 May 1536 – The Betrothal of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
At 9am on 20th May 1536, just one day after the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn,…
A Letter from Henry VIII to Jane Seymour
At some point between Jane's arrival at Chelsea and Anne Boleyn's execution, Henry VIII wrote to Jane regarding…
14 May 1536 – Jane Seymour Moves to Chelsea
On this day in 1536, while his wife was imprisoned in the Tower of London waiting to be…
1st April 1536 – Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
On the 1st April 1536, Chapuys reported to his master, Emperor Charles V, that King Henry VIII had…
The Executions of Catherine Howard and Lady Rochford: An Eye Witness Account
On 15th February 1542, Otwell Johnson, a London merchant who David Loades describes as "the clothier and victualler…
31 January 1510 – Catherine of Aragon Loses a Daughter
On this day in 1510 disaster struck Catherine of Aragon and her first pregnancy. According to her confessor,…