1 January – Catherine of Aragon gives birth to a son, and Henry VIII meets Anne of Cleves
On 1st January 1540, Henry VIII met Anne of Cleves for the very first time. This meeting between…
Tudor Events
31 December – The Gunner and a bishop who angered Queen Elizabeth I
On this day in Tudor history, 31st December 1535, in the reign of Henry VIII, Sir William Skeffington,…
The Act of Succession and its oath
On this day in Tudor history, on 20th April 1534, in the reign of King Henry VIII, prominent…
Did Henry VIII and Francis I really wrestle?
Thank you to Leah for her excellent question regarding a scene from Showtime's "The Tudors" series in which…
2 October – Anne Boleyn, Mary Tudor and William Tyndale
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd October 1514, Henry VIII's beloved youngest sister, eighteen-year-old Mary Tudor, set…
A court fool is rather foolish and Mary I gets married
On this day in Tudor history, 25th July 1535, the Feast of St James, the imperial ambassador wrote…
19 July – The Mary Rose and Mary Boleyn
On this day in Tudor history, 19th July 1545, Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, sank right in…