May 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 MoreApril 30 – Mark Smeaton is arrested, Henry and Anne argue, a lawyer is burnt, and two statesmen die
On this day in Tudor history, 30th April 1536, court musician Mark Smeaton was arrested and taken to…
Read MoreApril 29 – Queen Anne Boleyn, a musician and a groom of the stool
On 29th April 1536, three days before her arrest, Queen Anne Boleyn had encounters with two courtiers who…
Read More30 April 1536 – A musician is arrested and Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn have an argument – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
On 30th April 1536, court musician Mark Smeaton was arrested and taken to Thomas Cromwell's home to be…
Read MoreWere William Compton and Thomas Tallis, and George Boleyn and Mark Smeaton lovers?
Thank you so much to Omar from Leeds for the excellent questions regarding Showtime's The Tudors series for…
Read MoreThe Fall of Anne Boleyn: Day-7
On this day in history, 12th May 1536, just twelve days after the first arrest in the fall…
Read MoreThe Fall of Anne Boleyn: Day -19
On 30th April 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had just 19 days to live and everything was moving quickly.…
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