8 May 1536 – Vultures Hover over the Spoils of the Fallen
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond It was the way of the Tudor court, as men fell from favour…
Events of 1536
7 May 1536 – William Latymer Searched at Sandwich
On Sunday 7th May 1536, William Latymer, one of Queen Anne Boleyn's chaplains, was stopped and searched on…
6 May 1536 – From the Lady in the Tower
On 6th May 1536, it is said that Anne Boleyn wrote the following letter to her husband, King…
5 May 1536 – More Men in the Tower of London
Thomas Wyatt By 5th May 1536, two further arrests had taken place: courtier, poet and diplomat Sir Thomas…
4 May 1536 – A Wife’s Letter, Further Arrests and a Queen Cruelly Handled
A portait of a man thought to be Sir Francis Weston. Following the arrest of George Boleyn, Lord…
3 May 1536 – Archbishop Cranmer Writes to the King
On 3rd May 1536, a very shocked Archbishop Thomas Cranmer wrote to King Henry VIII regarding his patron…
2 May 1536 – To the Tower
The Court Gate of the Byward Tower, Tower of London At dawn on 2nd May 1536, Sir Henry…