On this day in 1536, Henry VIII and Jane Seymour were married. Archbishop Cranmer officiated the private ceremony, which took place in the Queen’s Closet at Whitehall Palace. This wedding,…
On this day in 1536, Henry VIII became betrothed to Jane Seymour. Less than 24 hours after Queen Anne Boleyn was beheaded within the grounds of the Tower of London,…
On this day in 1536, Tower Hill ran red with blood as five men lost their lives in connection with Queen Anne Boleyn’s downfall. George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, Sir Henry…
On this day in 1536, Archbishop Cranmer paid a visit to Anne Boleyn. As five men prepared to die for their supposed crimes with Queen Anne Boleyn, she, astonishingly, told…
On this day in 1536, one of the most infamous and tragic trials in English history unfolded within the walls of the Tower of London. Queen Anne Boleyn and her…
On this day in 1536, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton, and Mark Smeaton were trialed. The court was stacked against them. Among the jurors sat Sir William…
On this day in 1536, the final arrests were made in the fall of Anne Boleyn. By the 5th of May 1536, the dramatic and swift collapse of Queen Anne…
On this day in 1536, two more men were caught in the storm surrounding Anne Boleyn. As the dramatic downfall of Queen Anne Boleyn accelerated, the 4th of May 1536…
On this day in 1536, the Archbishop of Canterbury wrote to the King, defending Anne Boleyn. As the shockwaves of Anne Boleyn’s arrest continued to ripple through court, one man…
On this day in 1536, three arrests were made in relation to the downfall of Queen Anne Boleyn. Sir Henry Norris is Arrested Sir Henry Norris, once one of Henry…