Helen Castor’s Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death – Episode 1: A Good Birth
Helen Castor Last night, I watched the first episode of Helen Castor's three part series on birth, marriage…
Marriage
Tudor Courtship
As it's Valentine's Day today, I just wanted to share with you some facts about courtship in Tudor…
The First Act of Succession – 23 March 1534
This day in history, 23rd March 1534, was an important day for King Henry VIII and Queen Anne…
A Tale of Two Weddings – 14th November 1501 and 1532
According to the chronicler Edward Hall, it was on this day in history, St Erkenwald's Day 1532, that…
28 May 1533 – Archbishop Cranmer Proclaims Validity of Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne Boleyn
I am so glad to be going from writing of the brutal events of May 1536 to writing…
17 May 1536 – Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne Boleyn is Annulled
We have just heard the news that Archbishop Thomas Cranmer called together a special court at Lambeth Palace…
Did Henry VIII Commit Bigamy When He Married Anne Boleyn?
I've been inspired to write this post today by two long, and at times rather heated, debates on…