March 5 – Tobacco comes to Europe, and Thomas Seymour and 33 counts of treason
Joel | March 5, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 5th March 1558, Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes brought back live tobacco plants and seeds from Mexico to Europe. I talk about the introduction of tobacco in Europe and how it was viewed as a cure-all, and how tobacco smoking became fashionable at Elizabeth I’s court. Also on this day […]
