18 May 1536 – A spooky event at Queen Catherine’s tomb
According to a Frenchman writing to Thomas Cromwell, on the day before Queen Anne Boleyn was beheaded at…
Anne Boleyn Fall
18 May 1536 – In good state and disposed for death
We all know what it’s like to psych ourselves up for something awful, whether it’s surgery, a dentist…
17 May 1536 – Who were the men who were executed in May 1536?
In the “bloody days”, as Thomas Wyatt called them, of May 1536, not only was a queen executed,…
17 May 1536 – The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is annulled
On the same day that George Boleyn, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton…
17 May 1536 – Pray for the souls of those be dead and gone
On this day in history, Wednesday 17th May 1536, five courtiers were beheaded on Tower Hill. Their names:…
16 May 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn is in hope of life
On this day in history, Tuesday 16th May, Sir William Kingston, Constable of the Tower of London, reported…
15 May 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn and Lord Rochford are tried for treason
On this day in history, Monday 15th May 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn and her brother, George Boleyn, Lord…