March 31 – John Donne, the bell tolls for thee and King Henry VIII as King Ahab, Anne Boleyn as Jezebel
On this day in history, 31st March 1631, the Tudor and Stuart metaphysical poet, satirist, lawyer and clergyman…
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
30 November – Elizabeth I’s Golden Speech, and Henry VIII gets told off by Catherine of Aragon AND Anne Boleyn
On this day in Tudor history, 30th November 1601, sixty-eight-year-old Queen Elizabeth I delivered her famous Golden Speech…
15 November – The death of Katherine of York and the Pope threatens Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
On this day in Tudor history, 15th November 1527, a woman who called herself “the excellent Princess Katherine,…
7 February 1526 – Declare I dare not
On this day in Tudor history, 7th February 1526, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the annual…
Anne Boleyn Questions – Did Henry VIII love Anne Boleyn?
A few months ago, I asked you for questions about Anne Boleyn that you would like me to…
17 May 1536 – The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is annulled
On the same day that George Boleyn, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton…
25 April 1536 – A hopeful king
On this day in history, 25th April 1536, a day after the commissions of oyer and terminer had…