16 May 1536 – Anne Boleyn hopes to go to a nunnery
Following a visit from Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, earlier in the day, Anne Boleyn told her gaoler…
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15 May 1536 – The Trials of Queen Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn, Lord Rochford
According to Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, on the morning of the 15th May 1536 Jane Seymour received…
14 May 1536 – Jane Seymour moves nearer the King
On 14th May 1536 Sir Nicholas Carew was sent by Henry VIII to collect Jane Seymour from Carew’s…
Tudor Medicine and Magic by Hunter S. Jones
A big welcome to Hunter S. Jones who is celebrating the forthcoming launch of her novel Phoenix Rising:…
13 May 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn’s household is broken up
On 13th May 1536, Sir William Fitzwilliam, Treasurer of the King’s Household, and Sir William Paulet, Comptroller of…
13 May 1536 – Henry Percy won’t play ball
On this day in history, 13th May 1536, Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, the man Anne Boleyn had…
12 May 1536 – Norris, Brereton, Smeaton and Weston tried at Westminster Hall
On 12th May 1536, Sir William Kingston, Constable of the Tower of London, escorted Sir Henry Norris, William…