The Fall of Anne Boleyn – 17 May 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn’s alleged lovers are executed on Tower Hill
On 17th May 1536, five men who'd found guilty of high treason were executed on Tower Hill. George…
Sir Francis Weston
Sir Francis Weston and William Brereton – Anne Boleyn Week 2024 – Day 4
Welcome to Day 4 of Anne Boleyn Week 2024! Today, I'm looking at courtiers Sir Francis Weston and…
The Fall of Anne Boleyn – 4 May 1536 – George Boleyn receives a letter and two more men join him in the Tower of London
On 4th May 1536, an imprisoned George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, received a letter of comfort from his wife,…
4 May 1536 – The Arrests of Sir Francis Weston and William Brereton
Mark Smeaton, Sir Henry Norris, Queen Anne Boleyn and her brother George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, were already imprisoned…
30 May 1533 – The Creation of New Knights of the Bath
As part of the celebrations for Queen Anne Boleyn’s Coronation in 1533, eighteen men were created Knights of…
16 May 1536 – George Boleyn, Sir Francis Weston, Sir Henry Norris, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton Prepare for Death
On this day in 1536, the five men condemned to death for high treason prepared for their executions,…
4 May 1536 – A Wife’s Letter, Further Arrests and a Queen Cruelly Handled
Following the arrest of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, his wife, Jane, wrote him a letter of comfort, promising…