The Six Wives of Henry VIII and their Labels
Back in early 2011, I wrote a series of posts on the "six wives' stereotypes", the various stereotypes,…
Katherine of Aragon
11 August 1534 – The Friars Observant Expelled from their Houses
Catherine of Aragon, the Queen they supported On this day in 1534, or shortly before, the Friars Observant…
My Visit to the Alhambra in Granada, Spain
I am lucky enough to live quite near to the historic city of Granada in Andalucia, Spain, home…
3 July 1533 – Catherine of Aragon Instructed to Stop Calling Herself Queen
On 3rd July 1533, William Blount, Lord Mountjoy and Catherine of Aragon's chamberlain, was instructed to inform Catherine…
21 June 1529 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon Appear at the Legatine Court
Three days after Catherine of Aragon had appeared at the Legatine Court at Blackfriars to lodge her appeals…
18 June 1529 – Proceedings Begin at the Legatine Court
A special legatine court had been set up at Blackfriars on 31st May 1529 by Cardinal Wolsey and…
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…