October 11 - Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn set sail for Calais

On this day in Tudor history, 11th October 1532, King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, the newly created Marquess of Pembroke, set sail from Dover  aboard the king’s ship, The Swallow.

 

They were off to Calais on a mission involving the Great Matter, Henry VIII's quest for an annulment. But why? What would they do there? Who would they meet?

 

Find out more about this trip, what happened and what happened next, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, creator of The Anne Boleyn Files blog.

 

Links to other videos on this trip:

October 21 - Henry VIII leaves Anne Boleyn behind in Calais - https://youtu.be/ZB8WUZlqYFY

October 25 - Henry VIII, Francis I and a gift for Anne Boleyn - https://youtu.be/m7LbYIKx8_Y

October 27 - Anne Boleyn makes an entrance - https://youtu.be/JDGwNNM6G_E

November 14 - Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon get married but not to each other - https://youtu.be/WJD7rGXLCUs

Also on this day in Tudor history, 11th October 1537, there was a solemn procession and prayers said for Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third wife, who was in labour with her first and only child, Edward. In last year’s video, I share contemporary accounts of the procession and Jane’s labour - https://youtu.be/7ib2N2fvzqc