18 June 1529 – Proceedings Begin at the Legatine Court
A special legatine court had been set up at Blackfriars on 31st May 1529 by Cardinal Wolsey and…
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31 May 1529 – Opening of the Legatine Court at Blackfriars
On 31st May 1529, the formal trial to investigate Henry VIII's case for an annulment of his marriage…
28 May 1533 – Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne Boleyn is Proclaimed to be Valid
On 28th May 1533, five days after the special court at Dunstable Priory had declared Henry VIII's marriage…
23 May 1533 – The Annulment of Henry VIII’s Marriage to Catherine of Aragon
We've spent the last few weeks in 1536, counting down to Anne Boleyn's execution, but now we swing…
17 May 1536 – The Annulment of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s Marriage
On 17th May 1536, at Lambeth, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, in the presence of Sir Thomas Audley, the Duke…
20 April 1534 – Execution of Elizabeth Barton, the Nun of Kent
The Imposture of the Holy Maid of Kent On 20th April 1534 Elizabeth Barton, a Benedictine nun who…
7 March 1530 – Pope Clement VII Forbids Henry VIII to Marry Again
On this day in history, 7th March 1530, Pope Clement VII issued the following bull: "Bull, notifying that…