On this day in Tudor history, 12th July 1543, Henry VIII got married for the sixth and final time.
The fifty-two-year-old king married thirty-one-year-old Catherine Parr, Lady Latimer, in the Queen's Closet of the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace.
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", gives a contemporary account of the wedding service, as well as telling us about who attended the ceremony.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/3ZX9HMVMzcg
You can find Claire at:
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October 24 - Roanoke, the lost colony
October 23 - The Dissolution of the Monasteries and its sad impact
October 22 - Treason or a malicious woman making things up
October 21 - A herald, armed peasants and a rebel leader
October 20 - A countess twice over
October 19 - An important European marriage
October 18 - Freedom for Elizabeth at last!
October 17 - An English spy who suffered torture and execution in Rome
October 16 - A meeting between two kings is arranged
October 15 - A Welsh teacher and poet is executed
October 14 - Sir Thomas Chaloner and his very strong teeth!
October 13 - Mary I's secret meetings with ambassadors in disguise
October 12 - A revenge assassination by bandits in Wales
October 11 - Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn set sail for Calais
October 10 - The funeral of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Elizabeth I's favourite
October 9 - Miguel de Cervantes and Don Quixote
October 8 - Henry VIII forces Princess Mary to write letters
October 7 - Catherine of Aragon wins this round
October 6 - John Caius, royal physician and sweating sickness
October 5 - Edward Seymour gathers troops to defend Edward VI
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