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Did Mark Smeaton father Anne Boleyn’s baby?

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Yes, that is the question that I find myself answering today. I've never actually had someone ask me…

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15 June 1536 – Mary receives a disturbing visit

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Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and the leader of the men. Following the execution of her stepmother,…

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8 June 1536 – Mary appeals to her father, Henry VIII

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On 26th May 1536, a week after Anne Boleyn's execution, Henry VIII's eldest daughter, Mary, had written to…

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8 June 1536 – The Second Act of Succession

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On this day in history, 8th June 1536, the sixth Parliament of the reign of Henry VIII met.…

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7 June 1536 – A water pageant for the new queen

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On 7th June 1536, just over a week since Jane Seymour's marriage to King Henry VIII and three…

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26 May 1536 – Mary writes to Cromwell

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On 26th May 1536, exactly a week after the execution of her stepmother, Anne Boleyn, the Lady Mary…

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20 May 1536 – King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour become betrothed

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On 20th May 1536, at nine o'clock in the morning, King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour became secretly…

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