Sir Thomas More’s resignation as Lord Chancellor on May 16, 1532, did not provoke a riot in the streets or a dramatic rupture in the Tudor court—but it marked, with grave finality, the moment when one of England’s most brilliant minds stepped away from…
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Henry VIII, the notorious Tudor monarch of England, is often remembered for his tumultuous reign, marked by political intrigue, religious upheaval, and marital drama. But it was his love of sports that may have dramatically affected his reign. On January 24, 1536, during a…
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