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…
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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…
31st March 1532 – Friar Peto’s Easter Sermon
King Ahab On Easter Sunday 1532, 31st March, Princess Mary's confessor, Friar William Peto, preached a rather controversial…
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…
Lux in Arcana Exhibition – Guest Post by Tamise Hills
Last month on honeymoon in Rome, my husband and I visited the 'Lux in Arcana: The Vatican Secret…
21 June 1529 – Catherine of Aragon’s Speech at Blackfriars
On this day in history, 21st June 1529, Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, appeared…
19 June 1535 – 3 Carthusian Monks Hanged, Drawn and Quartered
On this day in history, 19th June 1535, Sebastian Newdigate, William Exmew and Humphrey Middlemore, monks of the…