31 July 1544 – An Incredible Letter
Attributed to William Scrots, c. 1546 On 31st July 1544 ten year old Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII…
Catherine Parr
12 July 1543 – Henry VIII and Catherine Parr Tie the Knot at Hampton Court Palace
On 12th July 1543, Henry VIII married Catherine Parr, Lady Latimer, in the Queen's Closet of the Chapel…
5 September 1548 – Death of Catherine Parr, Henry VIII’s Sixth Wife
In the early hours of 5th September 1548, Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager, and the wife of Thomas Seymour,…
30 August 1548 – Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager, Gives Birth to a Daughter
On this day in 1548, Mary Seymour, daughter and only child of Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager, and Thomas…
The Six Wives of Henry VIII and their Labels
Back in early 2011, I wrote a series of posts on the "six wives' stereotypes", the various stereotypes,…
31st July 1544 – Elizabeth I’s Earliest Surviving Letter
The earliest surviving letter we have written by Elizabeth I was written on this day in 1544 when…
12 July 1543 – Henry VIII Marries his Sixth Wife, Catherine Parr
On 12th July 1543, in the Queen's Closet of the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, King Henry VIII…