On this day in Tudor history, 27th June, two of the chief commanders of the Cornish rebels were executed; thirteen-year-old Prince Henry (Henry VIII) repudiated his betrothal to Catherine of Aragon; and William Bradbridge, Bishop of Exeter, died...
- 1497 – The executions of Thomas Flamank and Michael Joseph (known as Michael an Gof, or Michael the blacksmith), two of the chief commanders of the Cornish rebels, at Tyburn. See video below.
- 1505 – Prince Henry (Henry VIII) renounced his betrothal to Catherine of Aragon, his brother's widow, claiming that it had been contracted without his consent. It was the day before his 14th birthday, the day on which the marriage was due to be solemnised. See video below.
- 1578 – Death of William Bradbridge, Bishop of Exeter, in poverty at Newton Ferrers. He was buried on the north side of Exeter Cathedral choir. His poverty was due to the deception of his sub-collector of taxes, Henry Borough, who embezzled taxes rather than paying them to the Exchequer. See video below.
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