Today in 1497 two leaders of the Cornish rebellion were executed in London, at Tyburn. Thomas Flamank and Michael Joseph were hanged, drawn, and quartered.
The rebellion was an uprising by the people primarily caused when the impoverished Cornish populace were upset at Henry VII raising war taxes for a campaign in Scotland. The rebels began in the small towns of Cornwall, and marched to Wells, and on to London gathering forces as they went. They made it all the way to Blackheath where there was the Battle of Deptford Bridge on June 17. Henry VII won it, put down the rebellion, and ten days later the leaders were executed.
That’s your Tudor Minute for today. Remember you can dive deeper into life in 16th century England through the Renaissance English History Podcast at englandcast.com where there is a series on Tudor Rebellions.
Suggested links:
Tudor Rebellions Part 1
Tudor Rebellions Part 2
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Heather Teysko is the creator, writer, and producer of The Renaissance English History Podcast,  the original Tudor history podcast, started in 2009. She's been writing about history online for over 25 years, since her first site on Colonial American history became number one in history on Yahoo in 1998. In 2019 she created Tudorcon, which is now a yearly event, in addition to writing books, and running TudorFair.com - a whimsical Tudor Merch shop.
She has been passionate about Tudor England since she first read Alison Weir's The Six Wives of Henry VIII 30 years ago, and subsequently moved to London after college to spend her time immersed in Tudor history (how exciting when she got to interview Alison for the first time!). In addition to history, she is passionate about travel, and has lived in 3 countries and 4 states (not counting her perpetual state of confusion), and her family (who help her host her YouTube channel occasionally).
