Tudor Executions: From Nobility To The Block

Examines the rise and fall of Tudor nobles and the actions leading to the demise of the Tudor era.

The Tudors as a dynasty executed many people, both high and low. But the nobility were the ones consistently involved in treason, either deliberately or unconsciously. Exploring the long sixteenth century under each of the Tudor monarchs gives a sense of how and why so many were executed for what was considered the worst possible crime and how the definition of treason changed over the period. ...