Historical Events
Fall of Francis Bacon
May 3 After confessing to corruption, Lord Chancellor of England Francis Bacon is sentenced to imprisonment in the Tower of London, a large £40,000 fine and banishment from court, Parliament and public office
- May 24 The Protestant Union is formally dissolved
- May 31 Former Lord Chancellor of England Francis Bacon is imprisoned for corruption in the Tower of London for 1 or 2 nights until released by King James I
