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…
Henry Norris
8 May 1536 – The Vultures Descend
On 8th May 1536, just over a week after the first arrest and four days before the trial…
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…
1 May 1536 – Henry VIII Abandons Anne Boleyn at the May Day Joust
Queen Anne Boleyn attended the traditional May Day joust at Greenwich Palace on 1st May 1536 with her…
29 April 1536 – A Sulk and an Argument
On 29th April 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had two encounters which would be twisted and used as evidence…
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,…