12 May 1536 – The Trial of Norris, Weston, Brereton and Smeaton
On 12th May 1536, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton were brought before…
Francis Weston
10 May 1536 – Bring Up the Bodies
On 10th May 1536, Sir William Kingston, Constable of the Tower of London, was ordered “to bring up…
3 May 1536 – Sir William Kingston Reports Back to Cromwell on Anne Boleyn
On 3rd May 1536, Sir William Kingston, Constable of the Tower of London, wrote his first report to…
30 May 1533 – The Creation of New Knights of the Bath
As part of the celebrations for Queen Anne Boleyn’s Coronation in 1533, eighteen men were created Knights of…
17 May 1536 – Five Executions on Tower Hill
“These bloody days have broken my heart”, wrote the famous Tudor poet, Thomas Wyatt, after witnessing the executions…
16 May 1536 – George Boleyn, Sir Francis Weston, Sir Henry Norris, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton Prepare for Death
On this day in 1536, the five men condemned to death for high treason prepared for their executions,…
12 May 1536 – The Trial of Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton
Things had moved incredibly fast in the spring of 1536, the fall of Anne Boleyn. The first arrest…