Principal Legal Records Specialist @UkNatArchives. Dr of Late Medieval/Early Modern Legal History. FRHistS. Views my own. Infrequent user of Twitter nowadays
Oct 17, 2022 • 10 tweets • 7 min read
As we gear up for #TreasonSeason@UkNatArchives, let's take a closer look at the Queen's Bench #LegalRecords for the 1553 trial of some of those that supported Lady Jane Grey [TNA KB 8/21] (1/10) discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C330…
This is the commission appointing Thomas Duke of Norfolk, Lord High Steward of England, as judge in the case. It's a royal commission, so was sealed with the great seal of Mary I [TNA KB 8/21, m 27] #TreasonSeason (2/10)