8 May 1536 – Vultures Hover over the Spoils of the Fallen
It was the way of the Tudor court, as men fell from favour others were waiting in the…
Sir Henry Norris
1 May 1536 – The Fateful May Day Joust
The May Day joust of 1st May 1536 should have been like every other May Day joust. It…
17th May 1536 – Remembering the Five Men
Today is the anniversary of the executions of Henry Norris, William Brereton, Sir Francis Weston, Mark Smeaton and…
1st May 1536 – May Day Joust
What should have been a fun day, a celebration, turned into a nightmare for Henry Norris, Henry VIII’s…
Anne Boleyn: A Cheat who Deserved Death? I Don’t Think So!
Today’s article has been inspired by a comment left on the website overnight, a comment which read “Anne…
17 May 1536 – The Executions of Norris, Weston, Brereton and Smeaton
Following on from our report on the execution of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, we continue with the executions…
12th May 1536 – The Trial of Norris, Weston, Brereton and Smeaton
Today there has been a huge miscarriage of justice in our land and we now know that there…