Launch of The Merry Wives of Henry VIII: A Tudor Spoof Collection by Ann Nonny
Today is the day when Ann Nonny's Tudor spoofs are unleashed on the world! Yes, today marks the…
Six Wives
Henry VIII, Kell Positive Blood Type and McLeod Syndrome: Part One – Guest Post by Kyra Kramer
I have recently been corresponding with Kyra Kramer, the American researcher whose work I discussed in my article…
What Happened to Lady Mary Seymour? – Guest Post and Giveaway
The prize Today we have a guest post from Sandra Byrd, author of "The Secret Keeper: A Novel…
16 July 1557 – Death of Anne of Cleves, Fourth Wife of Henry VIII
On the 16th July 1557, Anne of Cleves died at Chelsea Old Manor after a few months of…
Katherine of Aragon or Mary Tudor? – The Re-identification of Michel Sittow’s Portrait of a Young Woman by Nasim Tadghighi
Figure 1 - The portrait in question Thank you so much to Nasim Tadghighi for bringing this re-identification…
12 July 1543 – Marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine Parr
On the 12th July 1543, in the Queen's Closet at Hampton Court Palace, King Henry VIII married his…
9 July 1540 – The Annulment of Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne of Cleves
On the 9th July 1540, just over six months after their wedding, it was declared that the marriage…