15 May - Henry VIII’s problems in the bedroom become public
Tudor History with Claire Ridgway
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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:
https://youtu.be/l-h1cA977k0