Claire | May 19, 2023
On this day in Tudor history, 19th May 1536, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer uttered the words “she who has been the Queen of England upon Earth will today become a Queen in heaven” and wept in front of his friend Alexander Alesius. Cranmer was talking about Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, who […]
Claire | May 19, 2023
Today is the anniversary of Queen Anne Boleyn’s execution on 19th May 1536, so it seems only right for our weekly quiz to be about Anne Boleyn’s fall. How much do you know about the events leading up to and surrounding Anne Boleyn’s execution? Find out with this quiz. Good luck!
Claire | May 17, 2023
On this day in Tudor history, 17th May 1536, five courtiers lost their lives to the executioner on Tower Hill in London. The men were George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton. George was first to died, being the highest in status, and he made a moving […]
Claire | May 12, 2023
This week’s #FridayFun is a quiz testing your knowledge of the events leading up to the execution of Queen Anne Boleyn in 1536. It doesn’t seem right to call it fun, does it? If you missed the first quiz, you can do that by clicking here.
Claire | May 5, 2023
This week’s #FridayFun is a poll. It’s time to have your say! Please do vote to share what you think about the charges laid against Queen Anne Boleyn in May 1536. Feel free to explain your viewpoint by leaving a comment on this post. Loading…
Claire | May 2, 2023
Today is the anniversary of the arrests of Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, and her brother, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford. By this time, court musician Mark Smeaton had confessed, after spending 24 hours in the custody of Thomas Cromwell, to having slept with the queen, and Henry VIII’s good friend and […]
Claire | December 17, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 17th December 1559, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Matthew Parker was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. Fifty-five-year-old Parker was far from happy about his appointment. It was an office which he did not want and would not have accepted if “he had not been so much bound […]
Claire | May 20, 2022
King Henry VIII wasted no time in May 1536. He wasn’t letting the grass grow under his feet! With wife number 2 dead and buried, he quickly moved on to wife number 3, getting betrothed to Jane Seymour the day after Anne Boleyn’s execution and marrying her ten days later. Let me tell you more…
