The 1536 May Day Joust
The 1st May was and is May Day, a day to celebrate the beginning of summer. At the…
30 April 1536 – A court musician is arrested and interrogated
On this day in history, 30th April 1536, Mark Smeaton, a court musician, was arrested and taken to…
29 April 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn, Mark Smeaton and Sir Henry Norris
On this day in history, Saturday 29th April 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had encounters with two male courtiers:…
26 April 1540 – The marriage of Catherine Carey and Francis Knollys
On this day in history, 26th April 1540, Catherine Carey, daughter of Mary Boleyn and niece of the…
26 April 1536 – The queen meets with her chaplain
According to Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury in Queen Elizabeth I's reign, it was on or around this…
25 April 1536 – Henry VIII is in hope of a son
On 24th April 1536, Thomas Audley, Lord Chancellor, had set up two commissions of oyer and terminer, commissions…
Lord Chancellor Audley and the commissions of oyer and terminer of 1536
On this day in history, 24th April 1536, Sir Thomas Audley, Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII, set up…