16 May 1536 – Anne Boleyn hopes to go to a nunnery
Following a visit from Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, earlier in the day, Anne Boleyn told her gaoler…
Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
3 May 1536 – Archbishop Cranmer is “clean amazed”
On 3rd May 1536 Archbishop Cranmer wrote a letter to King Henry VIII expressing his shock at the…
27 April 1536 – Summons to attend Parliament
On 27th April 1536, writs were issued summoning Parliament to meet on 8th June 1536 and a letter…
Thomas Cranmer: In a Nutshell now available as a paperback
Just a quick post to let you know that Beth von Staats' book Thomas Cranmer: In a Nutshell…
New Thomas Cranmer book – Thomas Cranmer: In a Nutshell
Congratulations to my dear friend Beth von Staats, who many of you will know from QueenAnneBoleyn.com, on the…
11 April 1533 – Anne Boleyn the Queen
Good Friday 1533, the 11th April, was a big day for Anne Boleyn because it was on that…
Passion Sunday 1533 – Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
On 30th March 1533, Passion Sunday, Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury in…