Notas del episodio
On this day in Tudor history, 6th May 1471, Edmund Beaufort was executed at Tewkesbury following the Lancastrian defeat at the Battle of Tewkesbury during the Wars of the Roses.
How did he come to be executed when he was in sanctuary, and why was this the end of the Beaufort line? What did this mean for the Lancastrians? You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/-Pl-vG-GgKY
Find out in this #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.