May 1 – A May Day joust ends abruptly for Henry VIII and Henry Norris, May Day in Tudor times and more
This day in 1536 was the day of the annual May Day joust. All seemed normal and happy,…
April 30 – Mark Smeaton is arrested, Henry and Anne argue, a lawyer is burnt, and two statesmen die
On this day in Tudor history, 30th April 1536, court musician Mark Smeaton was arrested and taken to…
April 29 – Queen Anne Boleyn, a musician and a groom of the stool
On 29th April 1536, three days before her arrest, Queen Anne Boleyn had encounters with two courtiers who…
April 28 – Hope for the Lady Mary, the funeral of Elizabeth I, and more…
Something was definitely going on at the court of Henry VIII by 28th April 1536! Long council meetings,…
April 27 – Can Henry VIII discard Anne Boleyn?, A Tudor and Stuart adventurer, and a lawyer and judge
On this day in 1536, writs were issued summoning Parliament, and, according to Eustace Chapuys, a bishop was…
April 26 – Has Anne Boleyn realised something is wrong? Plus Catherine Carey gets married, and Shakespeare is baptised
On this day in Tudor history, 26th April 1536, six days before her arrest, Queen Anne Boleyn met…
April 25 – A suddenly hopeful Henry VIII, publication day for Catherine Parr, St Mark’s Day, and a Tudor troublemaker
On this day in 1536, King Henry VIII suddenly seemed very hopeful of a Prince of Wales to…