Anne Boleyn Arrested
May 2 Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, is arrested and taken to the Tower of London
Trial of Anne Boleyn
May 15 Anne Boleyn and her brother George, Lord Rochford, accused of adultery and incest
- May 17 Anne Boleyn's 4 "lovers" executed shortly before her own beheading
- May 19 Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason
- May 23 Pope Paul III installs Portuguese inquisition
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