7 May 1536 – A chaplain searched
On Sunday 7th May 1536, five days after the arrest of his mistress the queen, William Latymer, was…
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6 May 1536 – A Letter from the Tower by Sandra Vasoli
A big welcome to my dear friend Sandra Vasoli, author of Anne Boleyn's Letter from the Tower: A…
5 May 1536 – Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir Richard Page and Sir Francis Bryan
You may have heard that five men were executed on 17th May 1536 after being found guilty of…
4 May 1536 – Jane Boleyn sends a message of comfort to her husband
Signature of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford Around 4th May 1536, in his daily report to Thomas Cromwell, Sir…
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
The Court Gate of the Byward Tower, Tower of London On the morning of Tuesday 2nd May 1536,…
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…