1536: Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth I, was executed on Tower Green for
... 1536: Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth I, was executed on Tower Green for alleged adultery. 1588: The Spanish Armada set sail from Lisbon. 1802: The French Legion d’Honneur was created by Napoleon. 1848: Dame Nellie ...