30 April 1536 – Henry VIII is angry with Anne Boleyn
According to Alexander Alesius, the Scottish theologian, it was on 30th April 1536 that he witnessed Henry VIII…
April 2015
30 April 1536 – Cromwell interrogates Mark Smeaton
On 30th April 1536, court musician Mark Smeaton was taken to Thomas Cromwell’s house in Stepney where he…
29 April 1536 – You look for dead men’s shoes
On 29th April 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had two encounters with male courtiers which she later worried about…
28 April 1536 – Suspicious Meetings
Let’s set the scene a little before I tell you about today’s news from 1536. Queen Anne Boleyn’s…
May Tudor Life Magazine – An Anne Boleyn Special!
May 2015’s Tudor Life magazine is out now and it’s an Anne Boleyn special with 57 out of…
The Real Wolf Hall – Who was Thomas More?
Today, Beth von Staats, author of Thomas Cranmer: In a Nutshell and creator of QueenAnneBoleyn.com, shares with us…
27 April 1536 – Summons to attend Parliament
On 27th April 1536, writs were issued summoning Parliament to meet on 8th June 1536 and a letter…