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…
Mark Smeaton
30 April – Arrests and a royal argument
On this day in 1536, 30th April, musician Mark Smeaton was arrested and taken to the home of…
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…
30 April 1536 – A court musician is arrested and interrogated
On this day in history, 30th April 1536, Mark Smeaton, a court musician, was arrested and taken to…
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…