4 May 1536 A.D. THE TOWER, LONDON: Tudor Snake-Pit Politics--Arrests of Sir Francis Weston and William Brereton
4 May 1536 A.D. THE TOWER, LONDON: Tudor Snake-Pit Politics--Arrests of Sir Francis Weston and William Brereton Mann, Claire. “4 May 1536—The Arrests of Sir Francis Weston and William Brereton.” Tudor History Since 2009. 4 May 2015. http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/4-may-1536-the-arrests-of-sir-francis-weston-and-william-brereton/ . Accessed 4 May 2015. 4 May 1536 – The Arrests of Sir Francis Weston and William Brereton Posted By Claire on May 4, 2015 Man thought to be Sir Francis Weston Mark Smeaton, Sir Henry Norris, Queen Anne Boleyn and her brother George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, were already imprisoned in the Tower of London and this day in history, 4th May 1536, saw two others being apprehended and added to their number: Sir Francis Weston and William Brereton. Francis Weston was the son of Sir Richard Weston and Anne Sandys, a former lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon. 1 He became a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber in 1532 and was made a Knigh...