In 1527, Archbishop Warham began a secret inquiry into Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon. It was to be the first step in divorce proceedings.

In 1620, the first merry-go-round at a fair appeared in Phillippapolis, Turkey.

In 2001, research in Russia showed that naked politicians had replaced naked women as favourite tattoos on prisoners.

25 years ago

Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of May 17, 1982...

Cancer sufferers in Bradford have received a major boost with the opening of a new research unit at the university.

50 years ago

Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of May 17, 1957...

More than £10,000 has been taken for the sale of the first 48,500 tickets for the Northern Rugby League championship final between champions Hull and Oldham at Odsal Stadium tomorrow.