12 May 1536 – Norris, Brereton, Smeaton and Weston tried at Westminster Hall
Westminster Hall On 12th May 1536, Sir William Kingston, Constable of the Tower of London, escorted Sir Henry…
Tudor Characters
12 May 1536 – Appointment of Lord High Steward of England
On 12th May 1536, a patent was issued appointing Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, as Lord High…
The Real Wolf Hall – The Cromwell Family in Wolf Hall: Gregory Cromwell
Fig. 1: Tom Holland as Gregory Cromwell Our 'Real Wolf Hall' series of articles continues today with a…
9 May 1509 – Henry VII’s body was taken to St Paul’s
On this day in 1509, the body of Henry VII was taken from Richmond Palace to St Paul's.…
8 May 1536 – The vultures begin to circle
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and SomersetOn 8th May 1536, while Anne Boleyn, Mark Smeaton, Sir Henry Norris,…
7 May 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn’s chaplain is searched
Barbican gate, SandwichOn the 8th May 1536, the Mayor and Jurates of Sandwich in Kent wrote to Henry…
5 May 1536 – More interrogations and arrests
Thomas Wyatt, the ElderBy 5th May 1536, two other men had been imprisoned in the Tower of London…