1 May 1536 – A fun May Day joust turns sour – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
1st May was the day of the annual May Day joust at the Tudor court and 1536 was…
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The Raven’s Widow: A Novel of Jane Boleyn now available as an audio book!
Congratulations to my friend and fellow MadeGlobal Publishing author, Adrienne Dillard, on the release of her best-selling novel,…
30 April 1536 – A musician is arrested and Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn have an argument – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
On 30th April 1536, court musician Mark Smeaton was arrested and taken to Thomas Cromwell's home to be…
29 April 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn, a groom of the stool and a musician – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
On this day in 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had encounters with two courtiers, her husband's groom of the…
Mary Boleyn’s links to the Queen and Prince William and Prince Harry
I'm often asked about Mary Boleyn's links to the present royal family, so I thought I'd explain a…
28 April 1536 – Lots of council meetings and good cheer for Mary
The day after there was talk of the king setting aside his second wife, Anne Boleyn, the royal…
27 April 1536 – Can Henry VIII set Anne Boleyn aside and move on?
On 27th April 1536, just over three years after his marriage to Anne Boleyn, after pursuing her for…