August 11 - Sir Maurice Berkeley and his royal career

On this day in Tudor history, 11th August 1581, Sir Maurice Berkeley, former gentleman usher of Henry VIII's Privy Chamber, died.

 

You may not have heard of Sir Maurice Berkeley, but he had a wonderful court career, serving Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I, and proving his loyalty to Mary I by arresting rebel leader, Thomas Wyatt the Younger.

 

Find out more about this lesser-known Tudor man in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books.

 

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/cM07C7GcpNY

 

Also on this day in Tudor history, 11th August 1534, or shortly before, the friars observant were expelled from their religious houses due to their support of Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife, and their refusal to accept the king as supreme head of the Church in England. These men were treated abominably by Henry VIII and his government and you can find out about their treatment and their fates in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/BbdP7JZKGbo