On 2nd or 3rd September 1507, Thomas Savage, Archbishop of York, died at Cawood Castle in Yorkshire.

Savage wasn’t just a churchman — he was one of Henry VII’s most trusted servants, a skilled diplomat, and a powerful royal official in the turbulent north of England.

In this video, I uncover his remarkable story:

- His family connections to the influential Stanley clan
- His education at Oxford, Bologna, and Padua
- His rise from royal chaplain in 1485 to Archbishop of York in 1501
- His role in negotiating Prince Arthur’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon
- His escort of Princess Margaret Tudor to Scotland for her historic marriage to James IV
- His dangerous rivalry with the Earl of Northumberland
- And his final years at Cawood Castle, with his body buried in York Minster ...