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Exeter Conspiracy Trial

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1538Date range
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Chronological records

1538

Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess of Exeter3 December 1538

Westminster Hall · House / House of Tudor

Courtenay is tried by his peers on treason charges centred on correspondence and conversations with members of the Pole family, then condemned to death.

Names involved

Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess of Exeter

Provenance

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