19 May 1536 – The Execution of Anne Boleyn
To commemorate Anne Boleyn’s execution, which took place on this day in 1536, I’m going to share the…
May 2013
18 May – Anne Boleyn’s Execution is Postponed
Most people know that Anne Boleyn was executed on 19th May 1536, but what not many people realise…
The Lover Complaineth the Unkindness of His Love – A Poem Thought to be Written By George Boleyn, Lord Rochford
As today is the anniversary of the execution of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, I wanted to remember in…
17 May 1536 – The Annulment of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s Marriage
On 17th May 1536, at Lambeth, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, in the presence of Sir Thomas Audley, the Duke…
17 May 1536 – Five Executions on Tower Hill
“These bloody days have broken my heart”, wrote the famous Tudor poet, Thomas Wyatt, after witnessing the executions…
16 May 1536 – A Visit from Archbishop Cranmer
On 16th May 1536, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer was sent to the Tower of London to act as Queen…
16 May 1536 – George Boleyn, Sir Francis Weston, Sir Henry Norris, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton Prepare for Death
On this day in 1536, the five men condemned to death for high treason prepared for their executions,…