12 May 1536 – Norris, Brereton, Smeaton and Weston tried at Westminster Hall
On 12th May 1536, Sir William Kingston, Constable of the Tower of London, escorted Sir Henry Norris, William…
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
Our ‘Real Wolf Hall’ series of articles continues today with a wonderful article by Teri Fitzgerald on Gregory…
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
On 8th May 1536, while Anne Boleyn, Mark Smeaton, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, Sir William Brereton,…
7 May 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn’s chaplain is searched
On the 8th May 1536, the Mayor and Jurates of Sandwich in Kent wrote to Henry VIII informing…
5 May 1536 – More interrogations and arrests
By 5th May 1536, two other men had been imprisoned in the Tower of London and another courtier…