April 30 – Mark Smeaton is arrested, Henry and Anne argue, a lawyer is burnt, and two statesmen die
On this day in Tudor history, 30th April 1536, court musician Mark Smeaton was arrested and taken to…
Mark Smeaton
April 29 – Queen Anne Boleyn, a musician and a groom of the stool
On 29th April 1536, three days before her arrest, Queen Anne Boleyn had encounters with two courtiers who…
30 April 1536 – A musician is arrested and Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn have an argument – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
On 30th April 1536, court musician Mark Smeaton was arrested and taken to Thomas Cromwell's home to be…
Were William Compton and Thomas Tallis, and George Boleyn and Mark Smeaton lovers?
Thank you so much to Omar from Leeds for the excellent questions regarding Showtime's The Tudors series for…
The Fall of Anne Boleyn: Day-7
On this day in history, 12th May 1536, just twelve days after the first arrest in the fall…
The Fall of Anne Boleyn: Day -19
On 30th April 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had just 19 days to live and everything was moving quickly.…
The Fall of Anne Boleyn: Day -20
On this day in 1536, although she may have had an inkling that something was going on at…