19 May 1536
In May 1536, Anne was arrested and charged with treason. Anne was held in the Tower of London. The Constable of the Tower was William Kingston. He had four ladies stay with Anne at all times and they had to report directly to him anything said by the queen. Kingston's diary does tell us that Anne was hysterical when she arrived at the Tower through Traitor's Gate and had to be half-carried to her quarters.
Her actual ‘crime’ was that she ha...
English Queens Events
| 1502 |
Anne Boleyn is born
Anne Boleyn (pronounced /ˈbʊlɪn/ or /bʊˈlɪn/[2]; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of King Henry VIII, the mother of Queen Elizabeth I,...
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| 1533 May 29 |
The coronation of Queen Anne Boleyn
Henry only provided coronations for his first two wives. Katharine of Aragon shared his coronation in 1509; Anne's lavish ceremony took place on 29 May 1533. She would be executed almos...
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| 1536 May 19 |
Queen Anne Boleyn is executed
In May 1536, Anne was arrested and charged with treason. Anne was held in the Tower of London. The Constable of the Tower was William Kingston. He had four ladies stay with Anne at all ti...
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