August 4 - 13 Executions!

Yes, you read that correctly! On this day in Tudor history, 4th August 1540, thirteen men were executed in London - 12 by being hanged, drawn and quartered, and one by being hanged. Awful!

In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, explains who these 13 men were and why they were attainted by Parliament and executed.

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/KQ3wZVtYgCk

Claire's videos on the Carthusian Martyrs:

May 11 -Two Carthusian Monks - https://youtu.be/kFeYN34OA9M

June 19 - More Carthusian monks meet their sad ends - https://youtu.be/kzzUWDkUdY8

You can find Claire at:

https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 

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