#OTD in Tudor history, physician John Argentine, the last man to attend the Princes in the Tower, died; Sir Francis Bryan, “the Vicar of Hell, died in Ireland, and it’s the Feast of Candlemas…
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#OTD in Tudor History – 2 February
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2 February – The death of Sir Francis Bryan, the Vicar of Hell, and the Feast of Candlemas
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd February 1550, Sir Francis Bryan, died suddenly in Ireland. He was a rather colourful Tudor character, known as much for his drinking, gambling and all-round bad behaviour, as his diplomacy, royal favour and gift for poetry.
Find out more about this one-eyed courtier and his nickname, “the vicar of hell” in this talk…
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Live Chat transcript – Sarah-Beth Watkins on Sir Francis Bryan
Thank you to all those who joined in with last week’s expert Q&A session with Sarah-Beth Watkins on Sir Francis Bryan, who has gone down in history as the Vicar of Hell and a rather colourful character.
If you missed it, you can catch up with it with this transcript:
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2 February – Sir Francis Bryan, the Vicar of Hell
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd February 1550, Sir Francis Bryan, died suddenly in Ireland. He was a rather colourful Tudor character, known as much for his drinking, gambling and all-round bad behaviour, as his diplomacy, royal favour and gift for poetry.
Find out more about this one-eyed courtier and his nickname, “the vicar of hell”, in today’s talk.
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