12 May 1536 – 4 men are tried for high treason – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
On this day in 1536, 12th May, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton…
Henry Norris
1 May 1536 – A May Day joust ends badly – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
This day in 1536 was the day of the annual May Day joust. All seemed normal and happy,…
29 April 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Mark Smeaton and Henry Norris
On this day in 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had encounters with two courtiers who would eventually be executed…
17 May 1536 – Who were the men who were executed in May 1536?
In the "bloody days", as Thomas Wyatt called them, of May 1536, not only was a queen executed,…
17 May 1536 – Pray for the souls of those be dead and gone
Tower Hill scaffold memorialOn this day in history, Wednesday 17th May 1536, five courtiers were beheaded on Tower…
12 May 1536 – A trial and a hostile jury
On this day in history, 12th May 1536, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark…
2 May 1536 – Queen Anne Boleyn is arrested at Greenwich
On this day in history, on the morning of 2nd May 1536, Henry VIII's friend and groom of…