Day: 15 May 2018

The Trial of George Boleyn

May 15, 2018kyra 2 Comments

George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, was was brought to trial on 15 May 1536, accused of incest with his own sister, Queen Anne Boleyn. Until the day of his trial, people — even his enemies — thought George would be acquitted. No one really believed he had slept with his sister, and he was a great… Read more The Trial of George Boleyn

The Trial of Anne Boleyn

May 15, 2018kyra

Queen Anne Boleyn was put on trial on 15 May 1536. According to Imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys, she was tried “by a tribunal composed of the principal lords of the kingdom … the Duke of Norfolk presiding over it .” The trial took place in the Tower rather than in Westminster Hall, “yet the trial… Read more The Trial of Anne Boleyn