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A Summer of Royal Absence In the summer of 1520 Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon crossed the Channel to meet Francis I of France at the celebrated Field of the Cloth of Gold. Between…

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Henry VII’s Silent Weapon: How the First Tudor King Ruined Traitors Without Always Executing Them

by Izabel de MeloAugust 12, 2026August 13, 2026

A Different Kind of Terror Henry VII (1457-1509), King of England Henry VII is often remembered as a cold, distant and deeply suspicious monarch. Contemporary chroniclers and later historians frequently emphasised his avarice and his…

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Henry VII’s Silent Weapon: How the First Tudor King Ruined Traitors Without Always Executing Them