January 1, 1486 — Henry VII adopts the Tudor Rose as a symbol of England
The Wars of the Roses lasted for more than 32 years, although the fighting was not constant. The House of...
March 1, 2022
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1501 — Anne Boleyn born
The exact date of Anne Boleyn’s birth has been lost to history, but 1501 is the earliest year she can...
February 26, 2022
November 14, 1501 — Katherine of Aragon marries Prince Arthur of England
Arthur Tudor was 4, and Katherine of Aragon only 3, when the couple were betrothed. It was a dynastic deal...
February 26, 2022
April 2, 1502 — Prince Arthur of England dies
Arthur Tudor’s whole existence was in service to his father’s political ambitions. He was descended from families on both the...
February 26, 2022
June 11, 1509 — Katherine of Aragon marries Henry VIII
Katherine of Aragon was 24 years old when she married Henry VIII. She was still a valuable piece in the...
February 26, 2022
1514 — Anne Boleyn arrives at the French court
Anne Boleyn was, at the very oldest, 12 years of age when she first arrived at the court of Paris...
February 26, 2022
February 18, 1516 — Princess Mary born to Katherine of Aragon and Henry VIII
Princess Mary was the second child born to Katherine of Aragon and Henry VIII, and the only one to survive...
February 26, 2022
October 31, 1517 — Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg
“The Ninety-five Theses” or, to give their full title “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” (“Disputatio pro declaratione...
February 23, 2022
June 15, 1519 — Henry Fitzroy, the only acknowledged bastard of Henry VIII, born
The son of Henry VIII and Elizabeth Blount, his mistress (and a lady-in-waiting of his wife), Henry FitzRoy is the...
February 21, 2022
1522 — Anne Boleyn returns to England
When Anne Boleyn returned to England, it was originally intended that she should marry James Butler, as part of an...
February 16, 2022
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