The coronation of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon took place on Sunday 24th June 1509. The ceremony is illustrated in the mortuary roll of Abbot Islip dated 1532 in the Abbey's archives. The day ...

Henry VIII’s father, Henry VII, was the founder of the Tudor dynasty. He took the throne in 1485. Henry VII married Elizabeth of York and had a large family with her. Henry VII was succeeded by ...