11 August 1534 – The Friars Observant Expelled from their Houses
Catherine of Aragon, the Queen they supported On this day in 1534, or shortly before, the Friars Observant…
Catherine of Aragon
My Visit to the Alhambra in Granada, Spain
I am lucky enough to live quite near to the historic city of Granada in Andalucia, Spain, home…
3 July 1533 – Catherine of Aragon Instructed to Stop Calling Herself Queen
On 3rd July 1533, William Blount, Lord Mountjoy and Catherine of Aragon's chamberlain, was instructed to inform Catherine…
21 June 1529 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon Appear at the Legatine Court
Three days after Catherine of Aragon had appeared at the Legatine Court at Blackfriars to lodge her appeals…
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…
11 June 1509 – The Wedding of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
On the 11th June 1509 the 17 year-old King Henry VIII married the 23 year-old Catherine of Aragon,…
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…