28 December – A Lord Keeper of the Great Seal who supported learning and Childermas or Holy Innocents’ Day
Joel | December 28, 2021
On this day in Tudor history, the feast of Childermas, 28th December 1510, lawyer, administrator and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, Sir Nicholas Bacon, was born. Bacon was the father of the famous philosopher, statesman, scientist and author, Sir Francis Bacon. Bacon wasn’t just a lawyer and statesman, he was also very concerned with […]