May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. May is a month of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere (Summer in Europe). Therefore May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.
May symbols: The birthstone of May is the emerald which is emblematic of love and success. The May birth flower is the Lily of the Valley and the Crataegus monogyna. The mayflower Epigaea repens is a North American harbinger of May, and the floral emblem of both Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. Its native range extends from Newfoundland south to Florida, west to Kentucky in the southern range, and to Northwest Territories in the north. The zodiac signs for the month of May are Taurus (until May 20) and Gemini (May 21 onwards).
Historical Events for May, 1536
Day of Week 2nd » Anne Boleyn, Queen consort known as Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
Day of Week 6th » The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Inca Empire e.g Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish.
6th » King Henry VIII of England named Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church.
Day of Week 15th » Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, stands trial in London on charges of treason, adultery and incest. She is condemned to death by a specially-selected jury.
Day of Week 17th » George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
17th » The annulment of Henry VIII of England or Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s marriage.
Day of Week 19th » Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
Day of Week 30th » King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
Famous Deaths for May 1536
17th » George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, English courtier and diplomat (b. 1504)
17th » William Brereton (groom) called William Brereton, English courtier (b. 1487)
17th » Henry Norris (courtier) e.g Henry Norris, English courtier (b. 1482)
17th » Mark Smeaton, English lute player and dancer (b. 1512)
17th » Francis Weston, English courtier (b. 1511)
19th » Anne Boleyn, English wife of Henry VIII of England (b. 1501)