Claire | May 17, 2023
On this day in Tudor history, 17th May 1536, five courtiers lost their lives to the executioner on Tower Hill in London. The men were George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton. George was first to died, being the highest in status, and he made a moving […]
Claire | November 11, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 11th November 1534, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the Admiral of France landed on English soil. Philippe de Chabot, Seigneur De Brion’s mission was to renew Anglo-French relations. Queen Anne Boleyn’s brother, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, had been put in charge of meeting the admiral and escorting […]
Claire | May 17, 2022
While King Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn was being declared null and void by Archbishop Cranmer at Lambeth, executions were taking place on Tower Hill. On this day in 1536, 17th May, George Boleyn, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton were executed for high treason after being found guilty […]
Claire | May 4, 2022
On this day in 1536, 4th May, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, received a message of comfort. It was from his wife, Jane Boleyn (née Parker). What do we know about this message? In this video, I share what the contemporary sources tell us about the message and also what else happened on 4th May 1536… […]
Claire | April 23, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd April 1536, St George’s Day, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, lost to Nicholas Carew in the Order of the Garter elections. George Boleyn was, of course, the brother of Queen Anne Boleyn, so how did he lose, and was this a sign of the beginning of the end for […]
Joel | February 11, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 11 February 1531, the ecclesiastical assembly known as convocation granted King Henry VIII the title of “singular protector, supreme lord, and even, so far as the law of Christ allows, supreme head of the English church and clergy”. The person responsible for persuading convocation to grant the king this […]
Joel | November 11, 2021
On this day in Tudor history, 11th November 1534, Philippe de Chabot, Seigneur De Brion and Admiral of France, landed on English soil. The purpose of the diplomatic mission he was leading was to renew Anglo-French relations. George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, brother of Queen Anne Boleyn, had been put in charge of meeting the admiral […]
Claire | August 21, 2021
George Boleyn is my second favourite historical character and is just as fascinating as his more famous sister, Anne Boleyn, so I’m really pleased that his life and career are being given the attention they deserve in BBC Two’s The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family. If you want to know more about George Boleyn then you […]
