22 October – Examination of accusations against Henry VIII and the death of Baron Morley
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd October 1537, an examination, or rather interrogation, was carried out regarding…
Henry VIII
21 October – Lancaster Herald’s encounter with rebels and Henry VIII’s time at the French court.
On this day in Tudor history, 21st October 1536, during the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion, Lancaster Herald had…
21 Interesting Facts about Henry VIII
In this latest edition of my "Facts about..." series, I share 21 interesting facts about the second Tudor…
28 June 1491 – Henry VIII is born
On this day in Tudor history, 28th June 1491, Elizabeth of York, queen consort of King Henry VII,…
Start as you mean to go on, Henry!
King Henry VIII has gone down in history as the king who had six wives and who executed…
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…
25 April 1536 – God will send unto Us heirs male – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
On this day in 1536, King Henry VIII suddenly seemed very hopeful of a Prince of Wales to…