Section B: Cromwell, and the king’s marriages

• what rumour had reached henry by spring 1536?

  that anne was being unfaithful
• what did henry do in response to the rumour?

  in april he asks cromwell to investigate
• who was arrested in the 30th of april and why?

  a court musician, mark smeaton, was arrested and probably tortured into confessing an affair with anne.
• what were the further arrests because of anne’s supposed adultery?

  sir henry norris, a longtime friend of henry, and anne’s own brother george.
• what were the arrested men‘s responses?

  all of them apart from smeaton denied the charges.
• what was anne charged with?

  five cases of adultery and treason, although she too protested her innocence
• what did cromwell do on henry's behalf for the cases against anne boleyn?

  cromwell had already looked into rumours of whether anne had had a former relationsjip with henry percy, which could be used as evidence that her marriage to henry was not valid, but cromwell could find no concrete evidence of this
• how did cromwell collect evidence?

  most of it was court gossip
• what did cromwell make sure to do with anne's ladies in waiting while she was imprisoned?

  he made sure they were spies and that they report back to him
• why did crowmell want anne boleyn gone (historians think) ?

  because they disagreed on foreign policy and what to do with the money from the dissolution of the monasteries
• what happened in 1534 that caused strain on anne and henry's relationship?

  anne's miscarriage
• what happened in january 1536 that caused strain on anne and henry's relationship?

  henry fell from his horse, and when he recovered he spent the rest of his life in chronic pain, which made him unpredictable and bad tempered
• what also happened in january 1536 that caused strain on anne and henry's relationship?

  anne miscarried, and henry just turned 45, making him scared that he could die without having a son.
• when was anne arrested?

  2nd of may 1536
• what did henry feel for anne by the 1536?

  anne's assetive personality was becoming irritating to henry, and henry had fallen in love with jane seymour.
• when was anne tried?

  15th of may 1536 with her brother
• what happened at anne's trial?

  she pleaded her innocence but was found guilty and sentenced to death
• what happened on the 17th may 1536?

  the archbishop of canterbury annulled henry's marriage to anne. princess elizabeth was also made illegitimate
• when was anne executed?

  19th may 1536
• what day did henry ask jane seymour to marry him?

  the day after anne's death
• when was jane and henry's wedding?

  30th may 1536, and was small and private
• when did jane give birth to edward vi?

  12th october 1537
• when did jane die?

  two weeks after the birth of edward
• what did henry due in response to jane's death?

  wore black for 3 months
• what were the influence of the seymours?

  1. jane did not challenge the king when she was queen, except for when she begged for mercy for those who had taken part the pilgrimage of grace, henry threatened her with anne's fate.
  2. jane was successful in overseeing a reconcilliation between henry and mary - mary had to accept that catherine and henry were not married
  3. when jane became queen, the status of her father and her brothers was enhanced
  4. as jane provided henry with a son, after here death her family remained important members of the court for the rest of henry's reign