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Waltham Abbey and the Dissolution of the Monasteries – a short overview
On the 23rd March 1540, Waltham Abbey in Essex became the last abbey to be dissolved by Henry VIII.
Why was Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, executed? A short overview.
On the 19th May 1536, Anne Boleyn – Henry VIII’s second wife and mother of the future Elizabeth I – was beheaded in the Tower of London, having been found guilty of adultery, treason, and incest.
Why was Thomas Cranmer executed in 1556?
On the 21st March 1556, Thomas Cranmer was executed for heresy.
The start of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign
On the 17th November 1558, Elizabeth I succeeded her half-sister Mary to become queen of England.
