October 15 - A Welsh teacher and poet is executed

On this day in Tudor history, 15th October 1584, schoolteacher and Welsh language poet, Richard Gwyn (Richard White), was hanged, drawn and quartered for high treason at Wrexham in Wales due to his Catholic faith.

Find out about Richard Gwyn's life, how an attack by crows and kites made him steadfast in his faith, his arrest and downfall, his works, and the legends associated with his death, 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/L9530Uuo4Ro

Also on this day in Tudor history, 15th October 1537, Prince Edward ( future King Edward VI), son of King Henry VIII and his third wife, Queen Jane Seymour, was christened in a lavish ceremony in the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace. He was three days old. Find out more about the ceremony, godparents and gifts in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/mhgbi0UTJWo