1500s / 16th century history on the 11th of June

1509 : Henry VIII of England married Catherine of Aragon, his first wife of all his 6 marriages.

1700s / 18th century history on the 11th of June

1770 : Captain James Cook the British explorer ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef, on the coast of Australia.

1776 : John Constable (RA) the English painter was born in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England (died in 1837 aged 60).

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