And Whereas the crowned, the Most Happy Falcon was no more, a Phoenix was rising
The 19th May 1536 saw the end of Anne Boleyn "The Most Happy" and the next day Henry…
Anne Boleyn Fall
19 May 1536 – The Execution of Anne Boleyn at the Tower of London
Today I will be raising a glass to Queen Anne Boleyn, a woman whose life was cut short…
18 May 1536 – Postponement, Preparation and Prayer
On the night of 17th May 1536, while the carpenters built her scaffold within the grounds of the…
17 May 1536 – The Executions of Norris, Weston, Brereton, Smeaton and Rochford
Tower Hill scaffold memorial On 17th May 1536, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, Mark Smeaton, William Brereton…
16 May 1536 – The Men Prepare for Death
Sir Francis Weston On 16th May 1536, George Boleyn, Sir Francis Weston, Sir Henry Norris, Sir William Brereton…
16 May 1536 – Anne Boleyn is “in hope of life”
On this day in 1536, Sir William Kingston, Constable of the Tower of London, reported to Thomas Cromwell…
15 May 1536 – The Trial of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford
Following Anne Boleyn's departure from court, her brother George was brought in to face the same hostile jury.…