The Fall of Anne Boleyn – 5 May 1536 – Sir Thomas Wyatt and Richard Page are arrested
On 5th May 1536, two more men were implicated in the fall of Anne Boleyn: poet and courtier…
Sir Francis Bryan
2 February – The death of Sir Francis Bryan, the Vicar of Hell, and the Feast of Candlemas
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd February 1550, Sir Francis Bryan, died suddenly in Ireland. He was…
7 February 1526 – Francis Bryan loses an eye and Henry VIII has a new love
On this day in history, 7th February 1526, the traditional Shrovetide joust took place at Greenwich Palace. The…
5 May 1536 – More interrogations and arrests
By 5th May 1536, two other men had been imprisoned in the Tower of London and another courtier…
5 May 1536 – More Men in the Tower of London
By 5th May 1536, two further arrests had taken place: courtier, poet and diplomat Sir Thomas Wyatt, and…
Sir Francis Bryan, the Vicar of Hell
On this day in history, 2nd February 1550, Sir Francis Bryan died suddenly at Clonmel in Ireland. He…
5 May 1536 – The Poet, the Friend and the Vicar of Hell
News has just reached us here at The Anne Boleyn Files that the celebrated poet, Sir Thomas Wyatt,…