2 May 1536 – The Arrest of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford
The following account of George Boleyn’s arrest is taken from George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat by…
2 May 1536 – The Arrest of Queen Anne Boleyn
It appears that Anne Boleyn was watching a game of real tennis on 2nd May when a messenger…
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…
30 April 1536 – Cromwell interrogates Mark Smeaton
On 30th April 1536, court musician Mark Smeaton was taken to Thomas Cromwell’s house in Stepney where he…
29 April 1536 – You look for dead men’s shoes
On 29th April 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had two encounters with male courtiers which she later worried about…
28 April 1536 – Suspicious Meetings
Let’s set the scene a little before I tell you about today’s news from 1536. Queen Anne Boleyn’s…