4 May 1535 – The Executions of the Carthusian Martyrs
On 4th May 1535 three prominent Carthusian monks were put to death at Tyburn, along with a Bridgettine…
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4 May 1536 – A Wife’s Letter, Further Arrests and a Queen Cruelly Handled
Following the arrest of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, his wife, Jane, wrote him a letter of comfort, promising…
3 May 1536 – Archbishop Cranmer Writes to the King
On 3rd May 1536, a very shocked Archbishop Thomas Cranmer wrote to King Henry VIII regarding his patron…
Anne Boleyn’s Norfolk
Just a quick post to alert you to an article that historian Elizabeth Norton has written for Suffolk…
2 May 1536 – To the Tower
At dawn on 2nd May 1536, Sir Henry Norris, Henry VIII’s Groom of the Stool and great friend,…
1 May 1536 – The Fateful May Day Joust
The May Day joust of 1st May 1536 should have been like every other May Day joust. It…
Interview with Jo Carrick, Writer and Director of Fallen in Love: The Secret Heart of Anne Boleyn
Today we have an interview with Jo Carrick, the writer and director of the play Fallen in Love:…