May 23 – Henry VIII finally gets his annulment
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd May 1533, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, declared the sentence of the special…
great matter
April 9 – A queen is demoted and the death of Richard Bertie
On this day in Tudor history, 9th April, Catherine of Aragon, who'd been banished from the royal court…
April 5 – A cook is boiled to death and a pope is wrong!
On this day in Tudor history, 5th April 1531, Richard Roose, the cook of Bishop John Fisher's household,…
28 May 1533 – Anne Boleyn is the rightful queen!
I always find it strange at this time of year to switch from writing about Anne Boleyn's final…
12 June 1530 – Henry VIII’s evil life and bad example
On this day in Tudor history, 12th June 1530, King Henry VIII got criticised for "the evil life…
5 January 1531 – You shall not remarry!
OK, so it wasn't Gandalf that said this, it was actually the pope - sorry! Yes, on this…
31 May 1529 – The Legatine Court opens
On this day in history, 31st May 1529, formal proceedings began into Henry VIII's case for an annulment…