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…
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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…
Margaret Skipwith of Ormsby: Mistress of Henry VIII by Elizabeth Norton
Elizabeth Norton Thank you so much to author and historian Elizabeth Norton for writing this guest post on…
16 February 1547 – The Burial of Henry VIII
The Quire of St George’s Chapel by Charles Wild, 1818 On the 16th February 1547, following his death…
28 January 1547 – Henry VIII Dies
On 28th January 1547, the fify-five year old Henry VIII died at the Palace of Whitehall. He had…
12 January 1510 – Henry VIII Jousts for the First Time as King and Panic Ensues
According to chronicler Edward Hall, it was on 12th January 1510 that Henry VIII jousted for the first…
8 January 1536 – The King was clad all over in yellow
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn by Arthur Hopkins, 19th century According to Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador, on…