June 14 – Sir Francis Bryan and Sir Anthony Browne are interrogated about Mary
On this day in Tudor history, 14th June 1536, under a month after the execution of Queen Anne…
Francis Bryan
5 May 1536 – 8 prisoners in the Tower now – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
By 5th May 1536, there were eight prisoners in the Tower of London: Queen Anne Boleyn and seven…
2 February 1550 – Sir Francis Bryan dies
On 2nd February 1550, in the reign of King Edward VI, the courtier, diplomat and poet nicknamed "the…
5 May 1536 – Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir Richard Page and Sir Francis Bryan
You may have heard that five men were executed on 17th May 1536 after being found guilty of…
7 February 1526 – Francis Bryan loses an eye and Henry VIII has a new love
A lance splintering during a re-enactment On this day in history, 7th February 1526, the traditional Shrovetide joust…
2 February 1550 – Death of Sir Francis Bryan, “the Vicar of Hell”
On this day in history, 2nd February 1550, Sir Francis Bryan, courtier, diplomat, poet and a man nicknamed…
5 May 1536 – More interrogations and arrests
Thomas Wyatt, the ElderBy 5th May 1536, two other men had been imprisoned in the Tower of London…