27 July - A royal secretary ends up in the Tower

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

English - July 26, 2021 22:15 - 58 seconds - 793 KB - ★★★★★ - 59 ratings
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On 27th or 28th July 1553, Sir John Cheke was imprisoned in the Tower of London. But how had a royal tutor and secretary ended up being thrown in the Tower?

Find out more about him in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/pnJ6-hJ3gas