Guy Fawkes

5 Minute Biographies, Born in April, Born in the 16th Century, Crime, Died in January, Died in the 17th Century, Podcast, Politics, Religion 1,170 Views

A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.” – Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes Biography Guy Fawkes was born on 13 April 1570 in Stonegate, which is in York, in the North of England. His parents were a proctor called Edward Fawkes and Edith, a recusant Catholic. His great-grandfather on his father’s side of the family was Lord Mayor of York in ...

King Henry VIII

5 Minute Biographies, Born in June, Born in the 15th Century, Died in January, Died in the 16th Century, Podcast, Politics, Religion, Royalty 1,589 Views

King Henry VIII Biography King Henry VIII is probably the most well-known and most studied of English monarchs. His reign is often seen as a prelude to and the forerunner of the British empire. Certainly, without the institutional changes he brought, the wars he fought, and the religious differences he ushered into his country, England, and therefore Britain likely would ...

Thomas Becket

Born in December, Born in the 12th Century, Died in December, Died in the 12th Century, Politics, Religion 1,294 Views

“Remember the sufferings of Christ, the storms that were weathered… the crown that came from those sufferings which gave new radiance to the faith… All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown.” – Thomas Becket Thomas Becket Biography Thomas Becket was born on 21 December 1119 or as later historians would ...