June 9 - William Paget, a man who served 4 monarchs

 

On this day in Tudor history, 9th or 10th June 1563, William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, diplomat and administrator, died, probably at his estate of West Drayton in Middlesex. 

 

By his death, he'd served four Tudor monarchs and even though he'd fallen from favour and been imprisoned, he kept his head and climbed back in favour.

But who was Baron Paget? Well, let historian Claire Ridgway give you a few facts about this Tudor man.

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/Z-slMmmXFec

 

Also on this day in Tudor history, 9th June 1549, at Whitsun services all over England, the Book of Common Prayer was used for the first time. A service in English, not Latin! Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/7dL81C4DfTI