4 May 1536 – Jane Boleyn sends a message of comfort to her husband
Around 4th May 1536, in his daily report to Thomas Cromwell, Sir William Kingston, Constable of the Tower…
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3 May 1536 – A shocked Archbishop Cranmer writes to the King
On Wednesday 3rd May 1536, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, who had travelled back to Lambeth Palace from Knole (his…
2 May 1536 – The arrests of Queen Anne Boleyn and Lord Rochford
On the morning of Tuesday 2nd May 1536, Sir Henry Norris was escorted to the Tower of London.…
1 May 1536 – An abandoned May Day joust
On 1st May 1536, King Henry VIII and his second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn, attended the traditional May…
30 April 1536 – Arguments and interrogations
On Sunday 30th April 1536, according to Alexander Alesius, the Scottish theologian who was visiting the English court…
The Rivalry of Charles Brandon and Anne Boleyn by Sarah Bryson
To celebrate the release of her biography of Charles Brandon, Charles Brandon: The King’s Man, Sarah Bryson is…
29 April 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Sir Henry Norris and Mark Smeaton
On Saturday 29th April 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had two separate encounters with two courtiers who would end…