My Review of Fallen in Love: The Secret Heart of Anne Boleyn
When the Red Rose Chain invited me to see their play Fallen in Love: The Secret Heart of…
George Boleyn
The Lover Complaineth the Unkindness of His Love – A Poem Thought to be Written By George Boleyn, Lord Rochford
As today is the anniversary of the execution of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, I wanted to remember in…
17 May 1536 – Five Executions on Tower Hill
“These bloody days have broken my heart”, wrote the famous Tudor poet, Thomas Wyatt, after witnessing the executions…
15 May 1536 – The Trials of Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn
On the morning of 15th May 1536, while Anne Boleyn prepared herself for her trial, Jane Seymour received…
11 May 1536 – The Kent Indictment
The day after the Grand Jury of Middlesex met at Westminster, the Grand Jury of Kent met at…
2 May 1536 – To the Tower
At dawn on 2nd May 1536, Sir Henry Norris, Henry VIII’s Groom of the Stool and great friend,…
18 April 1536 – Chapuys Tricked into Acknowledging Anne Boleyn as Queen
On this day in 1536, Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, was tricked into acknowledging Anne Boleyn as Queen.Chapuys…