Mark Smeaton

I wrote a series of three articles about Mark Smeaton, the man who confessed to adultery with Anne Boleyn and who was executed on 17th May along with Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, Sir William Brereton and Lord Rochford:-

• Mark Smeaton Part 1 – Covers how Mark rose from humble beginnings to being a member of Anne Boleyn’s inner circle.
• Mark Smeaton Part 2 – Mark Smeaton’s role in Anne Boleyn’s fall and the Boleyn faction, and how his life ended.
• Mark Smeaton the Scrupulous? – A look at Mark Smeaton’s confession and whether he was scrupulous and saw sin where there was none. Did he consider lustful thoughts as adultery and that’s why he confessed?