May 11 – Queen Anne Boleyn and her rather busy lovelife

| May 11, 2022

May 11 – Queen Anne Boleyn and her rather busy lovelife

On this day in history, 11th May 1536, nine days after Queen Anne Boleyn’s arrest, the Grand Jury of Kent met to rule on the alleged offences committed by Anne and her alleged lovers in the county. In the video below, I look at the dates, places and crimes, cited in the indictment. If we’re […]

The Falll of Anne Boleyn: Day -8

| May 11, 2020

The Falll of Anne Boleyn: Day -8

Even though I do a countdown to Anne Boleyn’s execution every year, I’m always struck by just how fast everything happened. On this day in 1536, 11th May, Queen Anne Boleyn only had eight days left to live. Just as the Grand Jury of Middlesex had met the previous day, the Grand Jury of Kent […]

11 May 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn’s busy lovelife – The Fall of Anne Boleyn

| May 11, 2019

11 May 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn’s busy lovelife – The Fall of Anne Boleyn

On this day in 1536, 11th May, the Grand Jury of Kent met to rule on the alleged offences committed by Queen Anne Boleyn and her alleged lovers in the county. In today’s video, I look at the dates, places and crimes, cited in the indictment. If we’re to believe the jury, Queen Anne Boleyn […]

11 May 1536 – The turn of the Grand Jury of Kent

| May 11, 2018

11 May 1536 – The turn of the Grand Jury of Kent

On this day in history, Thursday 11th May 1536, the Grand Jury of Kent, presided over by Chief Justice John Baldwin and six of his colleagues, met at Deptford to rule on the case against Queen Anne Boleyn, Sir Henry Norris, William Brereton, Sir Francis Weston, Mark Smeaton and George Boleyn, Lord Rochford. Like the […]

11 May 1536 – The Grand Jury of Kent rules on Queen Anne Boleyn’s case

| May 11, 2017

11 May 1536 – The Grand Jury of Kent rules on Queen Anne Boleyn’s case

On this day in history, Thursday 11th May 1536, the Grand Jury of Kent met at Deptford. The jurors, who were presided over by Chief Justice John Baldwin and six of his colleagues, ruled that there was sufficient evidence to send Queen Anne Boleyn, Sir Henry Norris, William Brereton, Sir Francis Weston, Mark Smeaton and […]

11 May 1536 – The Grand Jury of Kent’s decision

| May 11, 2016

11 May 1536 – The Grand Jury of Kent’s decision

Just as the Grand Jury of Middlesex met at Westminster on 10th May 1536 (click here to read about that), the Grand Jury of Kent met on 11th May in front of Chief Justice John Baldwin and six of his colleagues at Deptford. They met to rule on the alleged crimes committed at Greenwich Palace, […]

Queen Anne Boleyn’s alleged crimes

| May 11, 2015

Queen Anne Boleyn’s alleged crimes

Following on from the rulings of the Grand Juries of Middlesex and Kent on the 10th and 11th May 1536, I wanted to share with you an extract from my book The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown about the indictments and Anne Boleyn’s alleged crimes. If we combine the Kent and Middlesex Indictments, we […]

11 May 1536 – The ruling of the Grand Jury of Kent

| May 11, 2015

11 May 1536 – The ruling of the Grand Jury of Kent

On 11th May 1536, the Grand Jury of Kent met on 11th May in front of Chief Justice John Baldwin and six of his colleagues at Deptford. They met to rule on the alleged crimes committed at Greenwich Palace, East Greenwich, and Eltham Palace by Queen Anne Boleyn, Sir Henry Norris, Sir William Brereton, Sir […]

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