I have written previously about the plot to help Mary flee England in 1535 and 1536. Following Katherine of Aragon’s death, there was an increased …
HENRY VIII’S TREATMENT OF MARY – FEBRUARY 1536
Henry VIII
THE SPANISH CHESTNUT ROOF: HENRY VIII’S GIFT TO KATHERINE OF ARAGON
St Peter ad Vincula is a fascinating site, most notably for the burials of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. There is one feature that was …
A GENEALOGY FROM ADAM AND EVE TO KING EDWARD VI OF ENGLAND
Just like today, people in the medieval and early modern periods were fascinated by their genealogies, especially kings and noblemen. Henry VIII possessed a particularly …
WOULD A SON HAVE SAVED HER?
I realise this question could apply to several of Henry’s wives, but right now I’m thinking about Katherine of Aragon. If she had had a …
HENRY VIII & KATHERINE OF ARAGON’S PATERNOSTER
These spectacular rosary beads are believed to have belonged to Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. No written records survive relating to this beautiful item, …
INVESTIGATING AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF HENRY VIII
Though it’s not a word that is often used to describe him, there is a very sweet portrait of Henry VIII that I would like …
REACTIONS TO ANNE BOLEYN’S EXECUTION
As word filtered through England and Europe that the controversial Queen of England, Anne Boleyn, had been arrested, along with a number of men, there …
LADIES VISITING HENRY VIII’S GREAT SHIP
During Henry VIII’s reign, a group of ladies travelled to Southampton to view a new great ship that had been newly constructed. Whilst there, they …
A MISSING PORTRAIT OF MARY?
In 1546, two very famous Tudor portraits were created: the portrait of a young Lady Elizabeth, and the other of young Edward, Prince of Wales. …
CATHERINE HOWARD CONDEMNED
When Catherine Howard’s sexual history prior to her marriage came to light in November 1541, it created a problem: legally speaking, she had not done …
