3 May 1536 – Archbishop Cranmer Writes to the King
On 3rd May 1536, a very shocked Archbishop Thomas Cranmer wrote to King Henry VIII regarding his patron…
Anne Boleyn’s fall
30 April 1536 – A Visit Cancelled, A Royal Argument and the First Arrest
Sunday 30th April 1536 was a key day in the fall of Anne Boleyn as it appears to…
27 April 1536 – Parliament Summoned
On 27th April 1536, writs were issued summoning Parliament, and a letter was sent to Thomas Cranmer, the…
The Fall of Anne Boleyn Timeline
When I published my book The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown last year I created an interactive…
24 April 1536 – The Legal Machinery is Set Up
On 24th April 1536, Sir Thomas Audley, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor and Thomas Cromwell's right hand man, set…
The Events of April and May 1536 – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
Those of you who are new to The Anne Boleyn Files may be interested to know that when…
1st April 1536 – Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
On the 1st April 1536, Chapuys reported to his master, Emperor Charles V, that King Henry VIII had…