The Fall of Anne Boleyn – 9 May 1536 – Henry VIII wants to know what’s going on
On 9th May 1536, seven days after the arrest of his second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn, King Henry…
Thomas Cromwell
The Fall of Anne Boleyn – 28 April 1536 – Council meetings, experts being consulted, the Lady Mary being given hope… Suspicious goings on
On 28th April 1536, just four days before Queen Anne Boleyn's arrest, it was clear that something was…
December 22 – An imprisoned Bishop Fisher writes to Cromwell
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd December 1534, in the reign of King Henry VIII, John Fisher,…
July 28 – Henry VIII gets married while his master secretary is executed
On this day in Tudor history 28th July 1540, King Henry VIII married for a fifth time. He…
July 2 – Cromwell is rewarded with Thomas Boleyn’s office
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd July 1536, Master Secretary, Thomas Cromwell, the king’s chief advisor, was…
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…
23 October – The Dissolution of the Monasteries and John Hopkins’ burial
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd October 1538, Thomas Goldwell, Prior of Christchurch, Canterbury, wrote to Thomas…