June 14 – Sir Francis Bryan and Sir Anthony Browne are interrogated about Mary
On this day in Tudor history, 14th June 1536, under a month after the execution of Queen Anne…
Read More5 May 1536 – 8 prisoners in the Tower now – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
By 5th May 1536, there were eight prisoners in the Tower of London: Queen Anne Boleyn and seven…
Read More2 February 1550 – Sir Francis Bryan dies
On 2nd February 1550, in the reign of King Edward VI, the courtier, diplomat and poet nicknamed "the…
Read More5 May 1536 – Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir Richard Page and Sir Francis Bryan
You may have heard that five men were executed on 17th May 1536 after being found guilty of…
Read More7 February 1526 – Francis Bryan loses an eye and Henry VIII has a new love
A lance splintering during a re-enactment On this day in history, 7th February 1526, the traditional Shrovetide joust…
Read More2 February 1550 – Death of Sir Francis Bryan, “the Vicar of Hell”
On this day in history, 2nd February 1550, Sir Francis Bryan, courtier, diplomat, poet and a man nicknamed…
Read More5 May 1536 – More interrogations and arrests
Thomas Wyatt, the ElderBy 5th May 1536, two other men had been imprisoned in the Tower of London…
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