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  • June 12 – Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich

    10 months ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    A preparatory sketch of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, by Hans Holbein the Younger

    On this day in Tudor history, 12th June 1567, Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, died at Rochford.

    Rich served Edward VI as Lord Chancellor and Mary I as a privy councillor, but he is mainly known for his involvement in the cases of Sir Thomas More and Protestant martyr Anne Askew.

    As solicitor general, in 1535, Rich was involved in prosecuting his former friend and colleague, Sir Thomas More. He interviewed More at the Tower and reported at his trial that More had denied the royal supremacy. This was enough to convict More.

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  • June 12 – A lawyer and torturer, and Master Secretary Cromwell pleads for mercy

    1 year ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    On this day in Tudor history, 12th June 1567, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, died.

    He wasn’t a particularly nice Tudor chap and was involved in the cases of Sir Thomas More and Anne Askew.

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  • 12 June – Richard Rich, lawyer and torturer

    2 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, died on 12th June 1567. He's not one of my favourite Tudor men and you can find out why in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts.

    Just what was his involvement in the cases of Sir Thomas More and Anne Askew?

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  • Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (1496/7-1567)

    6 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    A preparatory sketch of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, by Hans Holbein the Younger

    Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, we’re led to believe, was born in 1496. The dating of his birth comes from the fact that in 1551 he was said to have been around 54 years of age. He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire. His father was John Rich, and his mother was Agnes, and it is believed that he may have had ties to the Rich family that was prominent in the Mercers’ Company during the 15th century. The connection came from his father John, for he owned a house in Islington, Middlesex, which he left to his son on his death in 1509.

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