17 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…
Mark Smeaton
12 May 1536 – Norris, Brereton, Smeaton and Weston tried at Westminster Hall
On 12th May 1536, Sir William Kingston, Constable of the Tower of London, escorted Sir Henry Norris, William…
10 May 1536 – Grand Jury of Middlesex’s decision
On 10th May 1536, Giles Heron, foreman of the Grand Jury of Middlesex and son-in-law of the late…
30 April 1536 – Cromwell interrogates Mark Smeaton
On 30th April 1536, court musician Mark Smeaton was taken to Thomas Cromwell’s house in Stepney where he…
29 April 1536 – You look for dead men’s shoes
On 29th April 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had two encounters with male courtiers which she later worried about…
17 May 1536 – The Executions of Norris, Weston, Brereton, Smeaton and Rochford
On 17th May 1536, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, Mark Smeaton, William Brereton and George Boleyn, Lord…
16 May 1536 – The Men Prepare for Death
On 16th May 1536, George Boleyn, Sir Francis Weston, Sir Henry Norris, Sir William Brereton and Mark Smeaton…