Event of Interest
May 2 Anne Boleyn is arrested and taken to the Tower of London
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
- 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