30 April 1536 – The arrest of musician Mark Smeaton
On this day in history, court musician Mark Smeaton was arrested and taken to Thomas Cromwell's house in…
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29 April 1536 – Anne Boleyn and two courtiers
On 29th April 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had two separate encounters with male courtiers, men who would soon…
To Justify or Not to Justify, That is the Theory
Thank you to Clare Cherry for writing this guest article for us today. I know Clare is very…
28 April 1536 – Long council meetings
On this day in history, 28th April 1536, it was reported that the king's council was meeting every…
27 April 1536 – Something’s afoot at Henry VIII’s court
On 27th April 1536, three days after commissions of oyer and terminer had been set up by Thomas…
Another contemporary image of Anne Boleyn?
Thank you to art historian Roland Hui for letting me know about an article he has just written…
26 April 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Matthew Parker and a promise
Sometime around 26th April 1536, six days before her arrest, Queen Anne Boleyn met with her chaplain Matthew…