January 7, 1536 — Katherine of Aragon dies
In late 1535, believing that her death was near, Katherine wrote her last letter to the man she still called...
February 16, 2022
1536
February 17, 1536 — Christopher Walker is the only survivor of a pirate attack
Christopher Walker was a man of strong will. When he washed ashore on a remote Bangalla beach, he did not...
February 15, 2022
April 30, 1536 — Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn seen arguing in public
Henry and Anne had always had a somewhat tempestuous relationship. Anne was a strong-willed woman, and Henry very clearly was...
February 14, 2022
May 1536 — Katheryn Howard begins an affair with Henry Mannox
Katheryn Howard was 12 or 13 years old when her affair with her music teacher, Henry Mannox, began. Mannox’s age...
February 14, 2022
May 19, 1536 — Anne Boleyn beheaded
Henry VIII’s second wife was not treated nearly so gently by him as his first was when he decided to...
February 14, 2022
May 30, 1536 — Jane Seymour marries Henry VIII
Jane Seymour may be Henry VIII’s unluckiest wife. She was the one who gave him the male heir he desired,...
February 13, 2022
October 12, 1536 — Edward VI born to Jane Seymour and Henry VIII
The much-desired male heir of Henry VIII, Edward’s birth was marred by his mother’s post-natal illness and death less than...
February 13, 2022
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