May 2 » Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
May 6 » King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the Great Bible would be provided for this purpose.
May 6 » The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish.
May 15 » 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.
May 17 » George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
May 30 » King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
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