On this day in Tudor history, 18th May 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn's execution was postponed.

Sir William Kingston, the Constable of the Tower of London, was surprised by the queen's reaction when he informed her of the delay - why? How did Anne react? What did she say?

Find out exactly what Anne Boleyn said in this #TudorHistoryShorts talk from Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/_69kA8P9rnE

On this day in Tudor history, 16th May 1532, Sir Thomas More resigned as Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor.

But what led to More's resignation when he had been such a loyal servant to King Henry VIII?

Find out from historian Claire Ridgway.

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In this edition of her Facts About series, historian Claire Ridhway takes us back to the Wars of the Roses, that period of civil war between 1455 and 1487.

Find out about the background to the Wars of the Roses, who was involved, what happened and how they came to an end, as well as some Wars of the Roses trivia.

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On this day in Tudor history, 15th May 1536, Henry VIII's second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn, and her brother, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, were tried one after the other in the King's Hall of the Tower of London.

It was during George's trial that problems the king was experiencing with his wife became public, something which must have been rather embarrassing for the king.

Find out what happened on that day in 1536 from Claire Ridgway, author of The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

Why was it called the "Creeping Parliament" and why were there actually two Parliaments meeting? What was going on and what happened next?

Find out more from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

Thank you to Kristian from Bulgaria for his question about Anne Boleyn and her role in the fall of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor and chief advisor.

What role did Anne Boleyn have in Cardinal Wolsey's fall and his eventual arrest? Did Anne and her family work to bring Wolsey down?  Was Wolsey's fall Anne Boleyn's revenge for him breaking up her romance with Henry Percy?

Find out in this latest Fan Q&A talk from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

Book recommendation: The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric Ives

On 13th May 1536, eleven days after her arrest, the royal household of Queen Anne Boleyn was broken up and her household discharged.

The queen hadn't even been tried yet, never mind found guilty!

Find out more about this day and what happened to members of her household in this #TudorHistoryShorts talk from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

On this day in Tudor history, 11th May 1533, Henry VIII made himself an enemy of the English clergy by accusing them of being traitors.

Wny? What was going on? What happened next?

Find out from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/IfuAUjY2yyI