The Anne Boleyn Day Competition Winner is…
Congratulations to Mikaela Thompson whose correct entry was picked randomly to win the Anne Boleyn themed bag of…
20 May 1536 – The Betrothal of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
At 9am on 20th May 1536, just one day after the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn,…
19 May 1536 – The Execution of Anne Boleyn
To commemorate Anne Boleyn's execution, which took place on this day in 1536, I'm going to share the…
18 May – Anne Boleyn’s Execution is Postponed
Most people know that Anne Boleyn was executed on 19th May 1536, but what not many people realise…
The Lover Complaineth the Unkindness of His Love – A Poem Thought to be Written By George Boleyn, Lord Rochford
George Boleyn's signature As today is the anniversary of the execution of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, I wanted…
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,…