24 April 1536 – Legal commissions set up by Sir Thomas Audley
On 24th April 1536, two commissions of oyer and terminer were set up by Sir Thomas Audley, Lord…
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24 April 1536 – Two Commissions of Oyer and Terminer Set Up
On 24th April 1536, Henry VIII approved the setting up of two commissions of oyer and terminer by…
12 May 1536 – The Trial of Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton
Things had moved incredibly fast in the spring of 1536, the fall of Anne Boleyn. The first arrest…
24 April 1536 – The Legal Machinery is Set Up
On 24th April 1536, Sir Thomas Audley, Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor and Thomas Cromwell’s right hand man, set…
24 April 1536 – Treason Afoot at Court?
Here at The Anne Boleyn Files we have just heard some interesting news from our court informant. It…
12th May 1536 – 4 Men and a Trial
On this day in history, the 12th May 1536, Mark Smeaton, Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston and William…
Oyer and Terminer – The Beginning of the End?
On this day in history, the 24th April 1536, Sir Thomas Audley, Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor and Thomas…