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Violence was a vital tool for male aristocrats in the reign of Henry VIII; presumably not all gentlemen and noblemen assassinated their enemies at the drop of a hat, but the records of criminal prosecution show that some not only did so but did it with impunity. Much of the time the high-status men whoContinue reading “Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap: Humphrey Eye runs to Bewdley”