This is the Tudors Dynasty podcast.

And now, a brief history with Christine Morgan.

Hi, I'm historian Christine Morgan, and welcome to a brief history.

On this episode, we continue with part three of the story of Henry VIII from the book

London in the Time of Tudors by Sir Walter Besant.

As a trigger warning to listeners this week,

the subject matter deals mostly with the executions conducted during the reign of Henry

8th.

While our author does not write gruesome details,

the concepts of execution by various means and violence are part of this episode.

And with that, we now continue with our story.

There were in this reign, for the admiration of the people, an extraordinary number of executions,

both of noble lords and hapless ladies, as well as of divines, monks, friars, gentlewomen,

gentlemen, and the common sort, for treason, heresy, and the crimes, which are the most commonly

brought before the attention of justice. What reign before this would exhibit such a list as the following. Two queens,

Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. Of others, the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of Surrey, Earl of

Kildare, Duke of Buckingham, Lord Rochford, Lady Rochford, Lady Salisbury, Fisher, Moore, Dudley, Cromwell.

Of abbots, priors, monks, friars, doctors, priests, for refusing the oath of the king's supremacy,

a great number. Of lesser persons for heresy or treason, another goodly company. Some were beheaded,

those were fortunate. Others were burned, not being so fortunate. The rest were drawn on hurdles,

treated in the manner we have already seen. The dissolution of the religious houses, the changes in the articles of

religion, and their effect upon the city of London, will be found in another place. But in this

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