Catherine of Aragon waited seven long years for this marriage to take place. Just three months earlier, she had actually given up hope: she wrote…
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Category: On This Day
You have to hand it to Charles V – the man made so much more use of travel than his contemporaries. Yes, he had to…
Created by King Edward III in 1348 in homage to the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, the Order of…
For two weeks after Henry VII died, his body remained at Richmond. Masses and dirges were performed around him while preparations were finalized for the…
This was where the trap snapped shut on Anne Boleyn. Up until now, everything had been quite secret – this was the first public manifestation…
Katherine Parr was a remarkable woman who actually published three books – two translations and then her own work. This first book, called Psalms or…
In 1558, Mary was sixteen years old. Shortly after Francis turned fourteen (the age of majority in France), they moved forward with the marriage. The…
This was huge. This was the point at which Henry could never turn back. He had told Catherine he did not consider their marriage valid…
I feel so bad for this poor lady. Her life was pretty wonderful…until it wasn’t. Admittedly, she had a bumpy start. She was the oldest…
In March 1551, Edward had been king for four years. Somerset had been removed as Lord Protector, and John Dudley, Earl of Warwick (he wasn’t…
