Short answers, pulled from the story.
William Kingston received Anne Boleyn in the Tower of London on the 2nd of May 1536. He served as the constable of the Tower and was responsible for her custody until her execution.
William Kingston was the constable of the Tower of London who received Anne Boleyn into his care on the 2nd of May 1536. His dispatches to Thomas Cromwell regarding her words and demeanor became evidence that sealed her fate.
William Kingston was born into a Gloucestershire family settled at Painswick. His origins were humble as he began as a yeoman of the guard before rising to become a knight and constable of the Tower.
William Kingston died at Painswick in Gloucestershire on the 14th of September 1540. He was buried in the chantry chapel in a tomb of Purbeck marble.
William Kingston was married three times. His first two wives were named Elizabeth and Anne, and his third wife was Mary, the widow of Edward Jerningham.