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In the Footsteps of Katharine of Aragon
Katharine of Aragon spent her childhood travelling extensively in Spain. Her life in England was mostly lived in the castles and palaces of the south-east, until she was banished to increasingly remote properties in East...
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, was executed at the Tower of London
Although she had not been charged, nor stood trial, Margaret was hastily, and inexpertly executed after several blows by an inexperienced executioner.
Thomas Cranmer declared marriage of Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon null and void
During Thomas Cranmer’s tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury several of the archbishopric’s properties were relinquished to the Crown.
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, died at Framlingham Castle
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, died at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk. Initially buried at Thetford Priory, he was later moved to the Church of St Michael the Archangel at Framlingham.
Anne Boleyn Executed at the Tower of London
Prior to her execution, Anne Boleyn was held at the Tower of London, in the apartments originally created for her coronation celebrations. She was buried in the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula, within the Tower...
Penshurst Place became the property of Henry VIII
Henry VIII used Penshurst Place as a hunting lodge and granted it to Anne of Cleves as part of her divorce settlement. Edward VI gifted Penshurst to Sir William Sidney, whose descendants remain there today.
Mary Tudor married Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, at Greenwich Palace
Following Mary the French Queen's marriage to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, at Greenwich Palace in 1515, they used Suffolk Place, in Southwark, as their London residence.
The Funeral and Burial of Henry VII
Henry VII's funeral service was held at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on 10 May 1509, and he was buried in the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey the following day.
