Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

Treason, Faith & Betrayal


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Germain Gardiner and the Prebendaries' Plot

 
In the 1540s, England was a nation in religious turmoil, and those who resisted Henry VIII’s supremacy over the church risked everything.
 
I uncover the dramatic downfall of Germain Gardiner, John Larke, and others caught in the deadly Prebendaries' Plot—a conspiracy that sought to halt Protestant reforms and nearly brought down Thomas Cranmer.
 
Why was John Heywood, the famous playwright, almost executed but spared? And who truly masterminded this failed coup against Henry VIII’s Church?
 
Treason, faith, and betrayal—this is the untold story of the Prebendaries’ Plot.
 
Watch to discover:
 
- How a secret Catholic movement tried to remove Cranmer
 
- Why Germain Gardiner became the scapegoat for the conspiracy
 
- The brutal fates of John Larke, John Ireland, and Robert Singleton
 
- How John Heywood narrowly escaped death
 
Were these men martyrs or casualties of Tudor politics? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
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