Chapter 176- Sudor Angelicus (1485-1487)

The Story of London by Saul

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Welcome to the Age of the Tudors… and we begin with an busy episode filled with Henry VII’s immediate impact upon the city, a epidemic killing thousands and two Mayors, a marriage of a Mercer that reveals hidden insights into life in London, the formation of the Beefeaters, and why the merchants of The City and the new King, found themselves getting off on the wrong foot… all of this and more to be found in this weeks Chapter.

Cover contains a detail of “A Young Man,” painted ca. 1490 by Andrea Solario.

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