17 May 1536 – “Stick to the truth and follow it” – The Execution of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, brother of Queen Anne Boleyn
On this day in Tudor history, 17th May 1536, five courtiers lost their lives to the executioner on…
Read MoreMay 17 – The ends of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton
While King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn was being declared null and void by Archbishop Cranmer at…
Read More17 May 1536 – Tragedy at Tower Hill – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
On this day in 1536, 17th May, George Boleyn, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and…
Read More17 May 1536 – Pray for the souls of those be dead and gone
Tower Hill scaffold memorialOn this day in history, Wednesday 17th May 1536, five courtiers were beheaded on Tower…
Read More17 May 1536 – These bloody days have broken my heart
The famous Tudor poet Thomas Wyatt the Elder wrote two poems about the executions he witnessed in 1536…
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