June 26 - Sir Thomas More the traitor




Tudor History with Claire Ridgway show

Summary: 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