Claire | May 10, 2014
On 10th May 1536, Sir William Kingston, Constable of the Tower of London, was ordered “to bring up the bodies of Sir Francis Weston, knt. Henry Noreys, esq. William Bryerton, esq. and Mark Smeton, gent.” for trial at Westminster on 12th May. These four men, as commoners, were going to be tried by a special […]
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Claire | February 24, 2012
Today’s article has been inspired by a comment left on the website overnight, a comment which read “Anne Boleyn was cheating on the king and was disrespectful, she deserved to be killed.” Yep, I’m on my soapbox! Now, everyone has their own point of view and I have nothing against the person who left that comment […]
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Tags: Anne Boleyn trial, Anne Boleyn's fall, Eric Ives, fall of Anne, G W Bernard, George Boleyn, Mark Smeaton, May 1536, Sir Francis Weston, Sir Henry Norris, Sir William Brereton, trial, trials
Claire | November 3, 2009
In today’s post I am going to continue the story of Sir Francis Weston, a man whose life was brutally cut short by Cromwell’s desperate need to rid himself of Anne Boleyn and her supporters. Before I tell part 2 of Weston’s story, I’d like to share with you a discussion from the forum. Gina […]
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