Arrest of George Boleyn
George Boleyn is arrested with other men accused in the case against Anne Boleyn.
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Explore 267 historical events and records for England in 1536.
Historical records for England in 1536
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May
Arrest of George Boleyn and Anne Boleyn
George Boleyn is arrested for high treason. Anne Boleyn is imprisoned in the Tower of London
Divorce
Cranmer wrote a letter to the King expressing his doubts about the queens guilt, highlighting his own esteem for Anne but after it was delivered Cranmer is resigned to the fact that the end of Annes marriage is inevitable
George Boleyn Arrest
George Boleyn is arrested and imprisoned in the Tower as accusations against the queen expand to include incest and conspiracy against Henry VIII.
May Day
Arrested at the May day jousts in Greenwich & taken to the Tower of London
Norris Arrest in Boleyn Case
Henry Norris is sent to the Tower after refusing to confess to allegations involving Anne Boleyn, despite pressure from Henry VIII to admit wrongdoing.
Treason
George Boleyn is arrested for high treason
Arrest of Francis Weston
Francis Weston is arrested for high treason
Arrest of George Boleyn
George Boleyn is arrested for high treason
Arrest of William Brereton
William Brereton is arrested for high treason
Arrest of William Brereton and Francis Weston
William Brereton is arrested for high treason. Francis Weston is arrested for high treason
Treason
George Boleyn is arrested for high treason
Treason
William Brereton is arrested for high treason
Treason
William Brereton is arrested for high treason. Francis Weston is arrested for high treason
Treason
Francis Weston is arrested for high treason
Arrest of Richard Page
Arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn
Arrest of Thomas Wyatt
Arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn
Arrest of Thomas Wyatt and Richard Page
Thomas Wyatt is arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn. Richard Page is arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn
Arrest of Thomas Wyatt and Richard Page
Thomas Wyatt is arrested for high treason. Richard Page is arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn
Treason
Thomas Wyatt is arrested for high treason
Treason
Anne Boleyn is indicted for high treason
Trial
Anne Boleyn is indicted for high treason
Anne Boleyn Treason Trial
Anne Boleyn is tried on charges including adultery and plotting the king's death, and a court composed of her political enemies convicts her.
Death of Anne Boleyn
Found guilty of treason & condemned to death
Execution
Anne believes Henry will not allow her execution & will send her to a nunnery
Peerage
Accused by Cromwell of adultery with 5 lovers including her brother Lord Rochford
Treason
Found guilty of treason & condemned to death. Found guilty of treason
Trial
Found guilty of treason. Anne believes Henry will not allow her execution & will send her to a nunnery. Accused by Cromwell of adultery with 5 lovers including her brother Lord Rochford
Trial
Ane Boleyn is found guilty & will burned or beheaded according to Henry VIIIs wishes
Trial
Accused by Cromwell of adultery with 5 lovers including her brother Lord Rochford
Trial
Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn are tried for high treason before a court of peers.
Trial
Found guilty & will be burned or beheaded according to Henry VIII's wishes
Divorce
Cranmer sees Anne in the Tower and hears her confession
Bill of Attainder
Parliament passes an act of attainder against Anne Boleyn and those accused with her before her execution.
Death of Francis Weston
Death of Francis Weston, executed
Death of George Boleyn
Death of George Boleyn, executed
Death of Henry Norris
Death of Henry Norris, executed
Death of Mark Smeaton
Death of Mark Smeaton, executed
Death of William Brereton
Death of William Brereton, executed
Execution
George Boleyn is executed
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