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18th May 1536 – Postponement and Prayer

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On the night of the 17th/18th May 1536, while the carpenters built her scaffold within the grounds of…

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Anne Boleyn Experience Day 1

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Well, we're here at Hever Castle and it is amazing! The day started out stressful and upsetting in…

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RIP George Boleyn, Lord Rochford

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I must admit to being nearly as fascinated by George Boleyn as I am by his sister because…

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17th May 1536 -The Deaths of 5 Men and a Marriage Destroyed

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On the 17th May 1536, Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, Mark Smeaton, William Brereton and George Boleyn, Lord…

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16th May 1536 – The Archbishop’s Visit

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In a letter to Cromwell, dated the 16th May, Sir William Kingston, the Constable of the Tower, mentions…

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15th May 1536 – The Trial of George Boleyn

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While Anne Boleyn was taken back to her lodgings in the Tower of London, her brother, George Boleyn,…

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The Concubine, the Organist and the Portuguese Infanta

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On this day in history, the 15th May 1536, before Anne Boleyn had even been tried and found…

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