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…
Six Wives
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…
3 July 1533 – Catherine of Aragon Ordered to Recognise her New Title or Else!
On 3rd July 1533, Catherine of Aragon's chamberlain, Lord Mountjoy, was instructed to inform Catherine that she was…
30 June 1541 – The Fateful Royal Progress to the North
On the 30th June 1541, Henry VIII and Catherine Howard, his fifth wife, set off from London on…
24th June 1509 – Joint Coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
"The Coronation Suite" by Thomas More On the 24th June 1509, King Henry VIII and his new wife,…
21st June 1529 – Catherine of Aragon and the Legatine Court
On the 21st June 1529, Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, appeared in front of…