23 October – The Dissolution of the Monasteries and John Hopkins’ burial
Joel | October 23, 2021
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd October 1538, Thomas Goldwell, Prior of Christchurch, Canterbury, wrote to Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief advisor, regarding the forthcoming dissolution of his monastery and its fate. It’s quite a sad, grovelling letter, and even more sad when you know the full impact of Henry VIII’s dissolution of the […]
