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1540: King Henry VIII Married for the Fourth Time

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1540: King Henry VIII Married for the Fourth Time

On this day in 1540 English King Henry VIII from the Tudor dynasty married for the fourth time. This time ...

On this day in 1540 English King Henry VIII from the Tudor dynasty married for the fourth time. This time his chosen one was Anna Cleves, a member of the German La Marck dynasty. It is interesting tha ...

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1538: Pope Excommunicates King Henry VIII

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|Date: December 17, 2019
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1538: Pope Excommunicates King Henry VIII

Henry illegally married his new wife Anne Boleyn and left his former Queen Katherine of Aragon. Furthermo ...

Henry illegally married his new wife Anne Boleyn and left his former Queen Katherine of Aragon. Furthermore, he proclaimed himself head of the Church of England, denying the papal primacy. On this day ...

December 17, 2019
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1572: Thomas Percy – The Count who was Publicly Executed Because he Was a Catholic

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1572: Thomas Percy – The Count who was Publicly Executed Because he Was a Catholic

Thomas Percy was a member of the English aristocracy. He held the title of "Earl of Northumberland" (the ...

Thomas Percy was a member of the English aristocracy. He held the title of "Earl of Northumberland" (the English title of earl is similar to the title of count in the rest of Europe). He was also addr ...

August 22, 2019
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1536: Henry VIII Marries his Third Wife only 11 Days after his Second Wife’s Execution

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|Date: May 30, 2019
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1536: Henry VIII Marries his Third Wife only 11 Days after his Second Wife’s Execution

On this day the English King Henry VIII married for the third time, only 11 days after he had his previou ...

On this day the English King Henry VIII married for the third time, only 11 days after he had his previous wife beheaded. This previous wife was the famous Anne Boleyn, because of whom Henry severed h ...

May 30, 2019
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1536: Anne Boleyn Arrested for Adultery and Incest

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|Date: May 02, 2019
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1536: Anne Boleyn Arrested for Adultery and Incest

On this day Queen Anne Boleyn was arrested on charges of adultery. She was the wife of the reigning Engli ...

On this day Queen Anne Boleyn was arrested on charges of adultery. She was the wife of the reigning English King Henry VIII, who previously went to great length just to marry her. In fact, Henry VIII ...

May 02, 2019
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