- Year
- 1536
- Event
- George Boleyn and four other men accused of adultery with Anne Boleyn were executed.
- Why it matters
- Their deaths cleared the way for Anne Boleyn’s own execution and showed how quickly Tudor favour could turn into judicial death.
- Possible Historically angle
- Use the day to look at the machinery around Anne’s fall, not only Anne herself: accusations, court pressure and the men pulled down with her.
- Suggested category
- Crime