15 May 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, are tried
On 15th May 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn and her brother, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, were tried in separate…
Events of 1536
14 May 1536 – Jane Seymour moves to Chelsea
On 14th May 1536, King Henry VIII sent Sir Nicholas Carew to collect Jane Seymour from Carew’s country…
13 May 1536 – Henry Percy denies a pre-contract
On the same day that Queen Anne Boleyn’s household was being broken up, Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland,…
13 May 1536 – The breaking up of Queen Anne Boleyn’s household
On 13th May 1536, two days before her trial, Queen Anne Boleyn’s household was broken up, and her…
12 May 1536 – Four men tried for high treason
On 12th May 1536, Mark Smeaton, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston and William Brereton were escorted by…
11 May 1536 – The Grand Jury of Kent’s decision
Just as the Grand Jury of Middlesex met at Westminster on 10th May 1536 (click here to read…
10 May 1536 – Sufficient evidence for trial
On 10th May 1536, Giles Heron, foreman of the Grand Jury of Middlesex and son-in-law of the late…