•Only two of King Henry VIII’s six wives had coronations.Catherine of Aragon was crowned alongside the King on 24th June, 1509 (she sat on a lower chair). Anne Boleyn, meanwhile, was crowned on 1st June, 1533. Interestingly, she was crowned with St Edward’s Crown which had up unt...
Lauren Mackay is the author ofInside the Tudor Court: Henry VIII and his Six Wives through the Life and Writings of the Spanish Ambassador, Eustace Chapuys(Amberley Publishing) Did you know… You can remember the order of the six wives by rhyming their names: “Kate and Anne an...
His six wives were, successively, Catherine of Aragon (the mother of the future queen Mary I), Anne Boleyn (the mother of the future queen Elizabeth I), Jane Seymour (the mother of Henry’s successor, Edward VI), Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. Accession to the ...
The Six Wives of Henry VIII is a music studio album recording by RICK WAKEMAN (Symphonic Prog/Progressive Rock) released in 1973 on cd, lp / vinyl and/or cassette. This page includes The Six Wives of Henry VIII's : cover picture, songs / tracks list, mem
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students did a lot of moving around, treasure-hunt style, writing down factoids from ‘easy speak’ cards about each wife; the poverty of ambition was evidenced by the final task:share one fact you’ve learned about one of the wives. Some students couldn’t even do that without their not...
When I spoke to Conor Byrne, author of Katherine Howard: A New History, about my doubts over the coin being struck for Katherine Howard he pointed out that David Starkey had pointed this out in his book on the six wives –“why hadn’t I looked at that book first?”, I asked myself...
While the Houses of York and Lancaster fought brutally for the crown, other noble families of the kingdom also played integral roles in the wars; grand and prestigious names like the Howards, Mowbrays, Nevilles and Percys were intimately involved in the conflict, but none symbolised the volat...
A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.--Henry David Thoreau
In 1841, William Henry Harrison delivered the longest inaugural speech in U.S. history — coming in at 8,445 words over 1 hour and 40 minutes — without a coat. It was 48 degrees. According to Harrison’s secretary at the time, Harrison opted for no ove...