Henry VIII, Syphilis and Mistresses by Kyra Kramer
The birthday boy Thank you so much to Kyra Kramer, author of Blood Will Tell: A Medical Explanation…
Henry VIII
Thomas Boleyn and Henry VIII – Two Fathers
As it is Father's Day in many countries around the world today, I wanted to share two articles…
7 June 1520 – Henry VIII, Francis I and the Field of Cloth of Gold
The 7th June 1520, was the first day of the historic meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I…
23 May 1533 – Archbishop Cranmer announces the sentence of the Dunstable Priory Trial
On 23rd May 1533, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer announced the sentence of the special court that had met at…
15 March 1532 Archbishop Warham angers Henry VIII
According to Carlo Capello, the Venetian ambassador, on 15th March 1532 William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, criticised Henry…
10 March 1524 – Henry VIII has a Jousting Accident
On this day in 1524, the thirty-two year-old King Henry VIII suffered a jousting accident after he forgot…
7 March 1530 – The Pope Threatens Henry VIII with Excommunication
On 7th March 1530 Pope Clement VII issued a bull threatening Henry VIII with excommunication if he proceeded…