1 May 1536 – The Fateful May Day Joust
The May Day joust of 1st May 1536 should have been like every other May Day joust. It…
Events of 1536
30 April 1536 – A Visit Cancelled, A Royal Argument and the First Arrest
Sunday 30th April 1536 was a key day in the fall of Anne Boleyn as it appears to…
29 April 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the Marmalade Cupboard and Dead Men’s Shoes
It sounds like a weird game of Cluedo doesn't it? Well, the spring of 1536 was a bit…
28 April 1536 – Something Going on at Court
Eustace Chapuys, whose reports of these last days for Anne are so vital. Something was definitely going on…
27 April 1536 – Parliament Summoned
On 27th April 1536, writs were issued summoning Parliament, and a letter was sent to Thomas Cranmer, the…
26 April 1536 – Anne Boleyn Meets with Matthew Parker, Her Chaplain
Around 26th April 1536 Anne Boleyn met with one of her chaplains, her "countryman" Matthew Parker. We do…
24 April 1536 – The Legal Machinery is Set Up
On 24th April 1536, Sir Thomas Audley, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor and Thomas Cromwell's right hand man, set…