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…
On this day in 1536, Greenwich Palace hosted the traditional May Day joust - a key event in the Tudor court’s spring calendar. Queen Anne Boleyn watched from the royal…
On this day in 1538, Elizabeth Boleyn passed away. Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, was the approximate age of sixty-two at the time of her passing. Her death came less…
On this day in 1536, John Skip, Anne Boleyn’s almoner, delivered a bold and controversial sermon. The sermon followed a disagreement between Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell over how to…
On this day in 1502, Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales and heir to the English throne, died at just 15 years old, altering the course of English history forever. Born…
On this day in 1603, Queen Elizabeth I passed away. At 69 years old, she had ruled England for an extraordinary 45 years, bringing stability after the turmoil of her…
On this day in 1554, Elizabeth Tudor, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was imprisoned in the Tower of London under suspicion of treason. She was just twenty…
On this day in 1539, Thomas Boleyn - father of Mary, Anne, and George Boleyn - died. Who Was Thomas Boleyn? Born in 1477, Thomas Boleyn was a skilled courtier…
On this day in 1522, Anne Boleyn made her debut at the English court in a grand spectacle of pageantry and performance. She took part in The Château Vert, a…