16 October – Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s French trip and the Oxford Martyrs

On this day in Tudor history, 16th October 1532, while Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Marquess of Pembroke, were on their visit to Calais, English nobles met French nobles to arrange a meeting between the King of England and his French counterpart, King Francis I.

In this video, I give details on this event, who was there, what happened, and why Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn had gone to Calais...

Also on this day in Tudor history, 16th October 1555, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Protestants Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley were burned at the stake in Oxford for heresy. Along with Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, they have become known as the Oxford Martyrs.

Find out more about these men and hear an account of their burnings – warning, it’s horrible...