17 May 1536 – The Annulment of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s Marriage
On 17th May 1536, at Lambeth, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, in the presence of Sir Thomas Audley, the Duke…
17 May 1536 – Five Executions on Tower Hill
The scaffold memorial at Tower Hill. "These bloody days have broken my heart", wrote the famous Tudor poet,…
16 May 1536 – A Visit from Archbishop Cranmer
On 16th May 1536, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer was sent to the Tower of London to act as Queen…
16 May 1536 – George Boleyn, Sir Francis Weston, Sir Henry Norris, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton Prepare for Death
A portait of a man thought to be Sir Francis Weston. On this day in 1536, the five…
Incest and “Fallen In Love: The Secret Heart of Anne Boleyn”
There has been some speculation online regarding the content of the "Fallen In Love: The Secret Heart of…
15 May 1536 – The Trials of Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn
On the morning of 15th May 1536, while Anne Boleyn prepared herself for her trial, Jane Seymour received…
A Letter from Henry VIII to Jane Seymour
At some point between Jane's arrival at Chelsea and Anne Boleyn's execution, Henry VIII wrote to Jane regarding…