November 18 - Cuthbert Tunstall, an imprisoned bishop

On this day in Tudor history, 18^th November 1559, eighty-five-year-old Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, died while in the custody of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth Palace.

Cuthbert Tunstall had an amazing career which spanned the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I, and he was imprisoned in two of those monarchs' reigns. In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, gives an overview of this bishop's interesting life and career.  

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/zChSizjHXWg