The Marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York by Amy Licence, and Giveaway
Today we welcome author and historian Amy Licence to The Anne Boleyn Files as part of her virtual…
Tudor Events
21 April 1509 – The King is dead, long live the King!
The new king, the young Henry VIII At 11pm on Saturday 21st April 1509, the fifty-two year-old King…
20 April 1534 – The Hanging of the Nun of Kent
On 20th April 1534, Elizabeth Barton, a Benedictine nun who became known as 'the Nun of Kent' or…
12 April 1533 – Anne Boleyn Attends Easter Eve Mass as Queen
Engraving of Anne Boleyn Following Henry VIII's orders to his council the previous day to accord Anne Boleyn…
11 April 1533 – Anne Boleyn is Accorded Royal Honours and Cranmer works on the Annulment
On 11th April 1533 Henry VIII informed his Council that Anne was his rightful wife and Queen and…
5 April 1531 – The Boiling of Richard Roose, Bishop John Fisher’s Cook
The boiling scene from The Tudors series On 5th April 1531, Richard Roose (or Rouse), the cook in…
Happy New Year or Happy Lady Day!
Before you think I've gone mad, let me just explain that 25th March, or Lady Day, was the…