July 27 - A Welshman comes to a sticky end on Anglesey

On this day in Tudor history, 27th July 1593, Roman Catholic priest and martyr, Blessed William Davies, was hanged, drawn and quartered at Beaumaris Castle on the Island of Anglesey. 

You may not have heard of William Davies, but he is believed to have been involved in the printing of “Y Drych Christianogawl”, or The Christian Mirror, an important early Welsh Catholic book and the first book to be printed on Welsh soil, while he was hiding in cave!

Find out more about Davies, how he came to be hiding in a cave in North Wales, and why he was executed, in today's talk from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/cq3ummOVo7k

Article on William Davies - https://www.thecatholicuniverse.com/pdf/daviesbook.pdf

Also on this day in Tudor history, 27th July 1588, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, wrote to his queen with an invitation. He was intent on keeping the queen, the woman he loved, out of harm's way. What was this invitation? Well, you can find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/xeWJg9kven8