Article: Anniversaries

Article: Profile St Valentine Whoever you were, wherever you went... Help! ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  February 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... in 1382. The mid-February connection - said to be the time at which birds first mated - became established and in 1537 Henry VIII made February 14 an official holiday. But it wasn't until the 17th century that the celebration of Valentine's Day by ...

Article: Henry VIII at Hampton Court: Suzannah Lipscomb and ...
History Today;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] During the reign of Henry VIII, the court was a place of danger as ... will be marking the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the English throne ... s Great Kitchens and unveil the Young Henry VIII exhibition. For 2009 the Palace is being ...

Article: Who was Henry VIII and when did it all go wrong? ...
History Today;  April 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We all think we know Henry VIII (r. 1509-47) and all there is to ... Yet much of what we think we know about Henry VIII is just that--fable. We think of ... the first listing is a reference to Henry VIII, of wife-killing notoriety. Oh ...

Article: BBC Radio marks 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's ...
M2 Presswire;  March 18, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... BBC Radio marks 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to throne(C)1994 ... 500th anniversary of the accession of Henry VIII to the English throne. Aged just 17 when he became king, Henry VIII became known for his fierce suppression ...

Article: The King's Reformation: Henry VIII and the Remaking ...
History: Review of New Books;  March 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... G. W. The King's Reformation: Henry VIII and the Remaking of the English Church ... detailed account of the high politics of Henry VIII's break from the Church of Rome and ... and religious history of the reign of Henry VIII and Tudor England. His book is divided ...

Article: King Henry VIII: Act V, Scene I
The Complete Works of Shakespeare;      700+ words ... ... Exeunt GARDINER and Page.] {Enter KING HENRY VIII and SUFFOLK.} KING HENRY VIII: Charles, I will play no more tonight ; My ... Sir, I did never win of you before. KING HENRY VIII: But little, Charles; Nor shall not, when ...

Article: King Henry VIII: Act I, Scene II
The Complete Works of Shakespeare;      700+ words ... ... Cornets. Enter KING HENRY VIII, leaning on CARDINAL WOLSEY's shoulder ... CARDINAL WOLSEY places himself under KING HENRY VIII's feet on his right side.} KING HENRY VIII: My life itself, and the best heart of ...