National Trust staff and volunteers, community groups and children from a local primary school have helped plant over 13,000 trees at Blickling, creating vital wildlife corridors and habitats along the River Bure. However, Henry was not her first husband as she had been first married to Henry’s older brother Athur. The start of Henry’s reign and also the start of his first marriage seemed to hold such promise for the future, such triumphs and victories. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.

During prayers at the Abbey, a beam of sunlight fell upon her bowed head which observers took as a mark of divine favour. The breath-taking Jacobean mansion and ancient yew hedges sit at the heart of a magnificent garden and historic park in the beautiful Bure meadows. Discover more about getting involved and becoming one of the more than 500 volunteers who help in various roles as part of the team at Blickling Estate. During those difficult years, Katherine formed a strong friendship with Arthur’s younger brother, the robust and lively Henry and, by the time the old King died in 1509, that friendship had turned to love.Gather your girlfriends and form the largest feminist posse you know, quills, parchment and books at the ready. You've got to keep all of your belongings secure, but you don't want to just carry around your normal handbag and ruin your theme. Highlights included the Thames Diamond Jubilee River Pagent, a spectacular flotilla of 1000 boats which travelled from Chelsea to Tower Bridge, led by The Royal Barge, on which the Queen travelled.

Regarding the colour scheme for this doll, since most people associate the song ‘Greensleeves’ with this lady, I decided to dress her in green. At first I dyed it to match Katherine’s under-gown but felt that the paler colour was too feminine for Henry so I decided to re-dye it a few shades darker.

George III (1760-1820) was the first British monarch to mark his Golden Jubilee in a significant way and really began the tradition of national and international celebrations. After the frugal Court of the elderly King Henry VII, the older courtiers must have had quite a shock when the vivacious new teenage King spent a fortune in brightening the ‘old place’ up for himself and his young, exotic Spanish bride.