June 26 - Sir Thomas More the traitor
Tudor History with Claire Ridgway
English - June 25, 2019 22:15 - 6 minutes - 4.44 MB - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsHistory Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: June 25 - The death of Mary Tudor, Queen of France
On this day in Tudor history, 26th June 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII, a new commission of oyer and terminer was appointed in the case against Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's former Lord Chancellor and good friend. More was being indicted for high treason, and, of course, would eventually be executed.
How had this Tudor statesman come to this?
In today's video, Claire Ridgway, author of "On this Day in Tudor History", explains why More was accused of high treason.
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