20 May 1536 – A Secret Betrothal
On 20th May 1536, the day after Anne Boleyn’s execution and the day after Archbishop Cranmer had issued…
Henry VIII
9 May 1536 – Council Meetings and Juries
On 9th May 1536, King Henry VIII sent a message to Thomas Cromwell “commanding him to repair to…
6 May 1536 – Anne Boleyn’s Letter to Henry VIII from the Tower
Thank you so much to Sandra Vasoli, author of Je Anne Boleyn: Struck with the Dart of Love…
2 May 1536 – Henry VIII meets with his illegitimate son
According to Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, on the same day that Anne Boleyn was arrested and taken…
1 May 1536 – Henry VIII leaves the May Day joust suddenly
Following their argument the day before, King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn attended the traditional May Day…
30 April 1536 – Henry VIII is angry with Anne Boleyn
According to Alexander Alesius, the Scottish theologian, it was on 30th April 1536 that he witnessed Henry VIII…
21 April 1509 – The Accession of King Henry VIII
The King is dead, long live the King! Fifty-two year old Henry VII died at Richmond Palace on…