- On this day in 1509. Henry VIII marries the first of his 6 wives, Catherine of Aragon. His elder brother Arthur and Catherine of Aragon married in 1501, but his brother died of an infection very soon afterwards. Henry VIII ascended the throne in 1509 after the death of his father Henry VII. He married Catherine of Aragon about 9 weeks after his accession, on 11 June 1509, in Greenwich. Henry VIII became notorious for his many wives, marrying Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr.
- On this day in 1863. New South Wales sees the first public demonstration of electric lighting, to honour the marriage of the Prince of Wales. Sydney first received street lighting in the 1830’s. This early electric lighting used arc lamps which burned extremely hot, and produced fumes, so they could not be used indoors.
- On this day in 1979. Film star John Wayne, also known as the “Duke”, dies of cancer.
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Portrait of Catherine Aragon (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Henry VIII
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and it was down hill from there for poor Catherine, and the subsequent other 5—also giving way to the birth of the Anglican Church–hummmm…I’ve always hated having to explain the history of my church with the whole Henry connection…divorce, lack of heirs, excommunication… not exactly very good reasons to start ones own church 😉
It certainly was very interesting reading up about it all! So much to learn 🙂