June 26 - Sir Thomas More the traitor
- Author
- Claire Ridgway
- Published
- Tue 25 Jun 2019
- Episode Link
- https://tudorhistory.podbean.com/e/june-26-sir-thomas-more-the-traitor/
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.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/kPmBz6T7oJI
