Here you can read the first, the second and the third parts On the penultimate day of the summit, Cardinal Wolsey held mass in the temporary chapel entirely covered with gold and green cloth velvet. On the altar there was a giant jewelled crucifix along with gilded statues representing the apostles and other saints, all… Read More Field of Cloth of Gold: 4. Results
Here you can read the first and the second part During the summit held In 1520 between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France, under the auspices of peace and friendship great tournaments and contests took place, including horseback combat and jousting , foot battles and archery displays.The knights competed for both their… Read More Field of Cloth of Gold: 3. Wrestling
Here you can read the first part In 1520 Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France met in the Field of Cloth of Gold, situated in a valley between Ardres in France and Guînes in the English Pale of Calais, which subsequently took the name of Val d’Or. That was the first European… Read More Field of Cloth of Gold: 2. Banqueting
The Tudors’ incredible ‘Portable Palace’ In 1520, Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France met near Calais in order to strengthen the bond between their two countries. It is estimated that about 12,000 people attended, including royals, nobles, attendants and servants. The meeting took place from 7 to 24 June in a valley… Read More Field of Cloth of Gold: 1. Setting
At the time of Henry VIII, on December 31st there were no celebrations for the last day of the year, because the beginning of the new year was celebrated on March 25th, ” Lady Day” or “the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin” ( celebrating the day when Mary was first told of… Read More Tudor Gifts ♔
On this day, 30th December 1546, a rather ill Henry VIII signed his last will and testament, authorising some changes to be made to a previous document. At the beginning of the will, Henry hopes that his testament “shall be acceptable to God, Christ, and the whole company of Heaven, and satisfactory to all godly… Read More Henry VIII’s Last Will
“The love of one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?” Pablo Casals (29 December 1876 –1973), Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer.He was awarded the U.N. Peace Medal in recognition of his stance for peace, justice and freedom on 24 October 1971, two months before his 95th birthday. Here… Read More Pablo Casals 🎻
28 November 1582 was a Sunday, just like today, and it was on that day that William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway paid a 40-pound bond for their marriage licence as surety that there were no impediments to the marriage It was the consistory court of the Diocese of Worcester that issued the licence allowingthe marriage… Read More Shakespeare’s Marriage
Thomas Cromwell (1485 – 28 July 1540), was an English lawyer and statesman who served a principal secretary and chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, after holding numerous offices in the King’s service Cromwell’s downfall started after the death of the king’s third wife, Jane Seymour, in 1537, a few days… Read More Cromwell’s Botched Execution
➡️ The Nine Days’ Queen (1)➡️ The Nine Days’ Queen (2) On the morning of 12 February 1554, peering from her window, Jane Grey saw her young husband’s decapitated body being brought back from the scaffold of execution and exclaimed “Oh, Guildford, my Guildford”. He had been subjected to a public beheading on Tower Hill,… Read More The Nine Days’ Queen (3)
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