24 April 1536 – Two Commissions of Oyer and Terminer Set Up
Thomas Audley, English Heritage, Audley End House On 24th April 1536, Henry VIII approved the setting up of…
Read More12 May 1536 – The Trial of Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton
William Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton. He was a member of the jury and was also the man who…
Read More24 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…
Read More24 April 1536 – Treason Afoot at Court?
Here at The Anne Boleyn Files we have just heard some interesting news from our court informant. It…
Read More12th 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…
Read MoreOyer 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…
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