On the one hand it was a bit strange to make such a big deal out of opening Parliament given that Henry had closed the…
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Category: On This Day
This was quite a day for Cardinal Wolsey! He really thought he was golden right about now…. A bit of context: in April 1528 (more…
There were two key bodies that offered opportunities to influence the King: the Privy Chamber and the Privy Council. The gentlemen of the Privy Chamber…
This was the day that Sir Thomas More knew that he did not have long to live. Well, in truth he would have guessed it…
Francis Walsingham was Elizabeth I’s Principal Secretary; his loss was a significant one for her. The cause of his death was said to be testicular…
The consecration of Thomas Cranmer as Archbishop of Canterbury was actually the pivotal move that paved the way for Anne Boleyn to become Queen of…
After a reign that lasted more than 44 years, Elizabeth’s death at the age of 69 ended two eras – her own Elizabethan Era and…
The execution of Sir Nicholas Carew is actually the opening scene of The Path to Somerset: it was the perfect backdrop to set the tone…
This was a devastating day for Henry VIII. On January 1, after only eighteen months of marriage Catherine of Aragon had given birth to their…
Henry VIII’s suppression of the monasteries was, according to Professor George Bernard, one of the most revolutionary events in English history. “There were nearly 900…
