Poisoned pottage and a man boiled to death
On this day in history, 5th April 1531, Richard Roose (Rouse) was boiled to death at Smithfield after…
1531 Poisoning Act
5 April 1531 – The Boiling of Richard Roose, Bishop John Fisher’s Cook
On 5th April 1531, Richard Roose (or Rouse), the cook in the household of John Fisher, Bishop of…