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Showing posts with label Catherine of Aragon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catherine of Aragon. Show all posts
Monday, April 27, 2026

Book Spotlight: Infidel: The Daughters of Aragon (Six Tudor Queens) by Nicola Harris

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  Born in the glittering courts of Castile and Aragon and forged in the shadow of war, Catalina de Aragón grows up surrounded by queens, reb...
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Monday, May 23, 2016

History Trivia - Henry VIII marriage to Catherine of Aragon nullified

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May 23 1533 The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.
Thursday, October 15, 2015

History Trivia - Henry VIII installs bowling lanes at Whitehall

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October 15  70 BC, Virgil was born. He is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the Roman Empire.  1501 English crown ...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

History Trivia - Trojan War: Troy sacked

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June 11  1184 BC Trojan War: Troy was sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.  1429 Hundred Years' War: ...
Monday, March 30, 2015

History Trivia - Henry VIII divorces his first wife, Catherine of Aragon

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March 30 1191 Celestine III elected Pope. During his pontificate, he confirmed the order of Teutonic Knights. 1603 The Nine Years...
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Henry VIII's evidence to support break with Rome turns up in Cornish Library

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The Guardian   The book is a summary of the theories of the medieval philosopher and theologian William of Ockham. Photograph: Steven...
Monday, December 16, 2013

History Trivia - Englands Henry VI crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris

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December 16 882 Marinus I was elected Roman Catholic pope, replacing the murdered John VIII. 955 Ottaviano (age 18), the only son of...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

History Trivia - Henry VIII orders bowling lanes at Whitehall

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October 15 70 BC, Virgil was born. He is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the Roman Empire. 5 33 Byzantine general Beli...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

History Trivia - Thomas Wolsey appointed Archbishop of York

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September 15 53 Trajan, Emperor of Rome 98-117, was born. 668 Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II was assassinated in his bath at Syra...