She was the first English queen to be publicly executed. Who exactly was Anne Boleyn, the young woman who took the Tudor court by storm? Who exactly was Anne Boleyn, the young woman who took the ...

Perhaps the most infamous of Henry VIII’s wives, Anne Boleyn was accused of a series of crimes and sentenced to be executed at the Tower of London on 19th May 1536. A key figurehead in the English ...

Execution of Louis XVI (French Revolution), wood engraving,... The execution of the French King Louis XVI on January 21, 1793 in Paris. Wood engraving, published in 1900. Anne Boleyn in the Tower of ...

worked his way up to become King Henry VIII's chief minister following the king's marriage to Anne Boleyn. Some historians believe it was Cromwell who would go on to engineer Boleyn's execution ...

It’s no secret that Henry VIII had a somewhat complicated dating history. From a schoolyard rhyme to their own Broadway musical: his wives have remained the legacy of the Tudor king’s dynasty. Perhaps ...

On May 2nd 1536 Anne Boleyn was accused of sexual crimes with men of the king's privy chamber, including her own brother, George, Lord Rochford, and Sir Francis Weston, Henry Norris, William Brereton ...

The leaders, including Aske, were arrested and executed for treason. About 200 rebels were executed, and the disturbances ended. More about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn ...

Both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard fell foul of this and were executed because of their extra-marital activities. Catherine’s dalliance with courtier Thomas Culpeper earned her a conviction ...

Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536. She was the second wife of Henry VIII, but was executed for treason by beheading in 1536. See today's front and back pages, download the ...

Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and daughter of Thomas ... None of Henry's later wives had a coronation. After her execution on 19th May 1536 she was buried in the chapel of St Peter within the ...