On this day in Tudor history, 8th April, a cat dressed as a priest was found hanging on the gallows in Cheapside; Lutheran theologian Martin Chemnitz died; and Catholic patron Magdalen Browne, Viscountess Montagu, died…
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#OTD in Tudor history – 8 April
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April 8- Magdalen Browne (née Dacre), Viscountess Montagu, a woman who sheltered Catholic priests
On this day in history, 8th April 1608, in the reign of King James I, Magdalen Browne (née Dacre), Viscountess Montagu and patron of Roman Catholics, died at Battle in East Sussex, following a stroke she had suffered in January 1508.
Magdalen was buried at Midhurst.
Here are some facts about this Tudor lady:
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