October 12 - A revenge assassination by bandits in Wales

2020-10-12

On this day in Tudor history, 12th October 1555, Lewis Owen, member of Parliament and administrator in Wales, was assassinated on Dugoed Mawddwy, a mountain pass. Owen was murdered by a group of bandits as revenge for his campaign against them, which had led to around 80 hangings. Find out more about Lewis Owen, his life and what happened, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society. You can see this podcast as a video at the following ...

On this day in Tudor history, 12th October 1555, Lewis Owen, member of Parliament and administrator in Wales, was assassinated on Dugoed Mawddwy, a mountain pass.

Owen was murdered by a group of bandits as revenge for his campaign against them, which had led to around 80 hangings.

Find out more about Lewis Owen, his life and what happened, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/849IvbHHo1o

Also on this day in Tudor history, 12th October 1537, the eve of the Feast of St Edward the Confessor, Queen Jane Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII, gave birth to a baby who would become King Edward VI. Find out more about Edward VI's birth, the subsequent celebrations, and the myth that Edward VI was born by caesarean (c-section), in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/sfHi1REWh-I

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