Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478-1521), an English nobleman on his way to the Tower of London. A peer with substantial Plantagenet blood he maintained numerous connections with the upper aristocracy. During 1520, Buckingham became suspected of potentially treasonous actions and Henry VIII authorised an investigation. He was finally summoned to Court in April 1521 and arrested and placed in the Tower. He was tried before a panel of 17 peers, being accused of listening to prophecies of the King's death and intending to kill the King. He was executed on Tower Hill on 17 May.
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478-1521), an English nobleman on his way to the Tower of London. He was one of few peers with substantial Plantagenet blood and maintained numerous connections with his extended family and the rest of the upper aristocracy. During 1520, Buckingham became suspected of potentially treasonous actions and Henry VIII authorised an investigation. He was finally summoned to Court in April 1521 and arrested and placed in the Tower. He was tried before a panel of 17 peers, being accused of listening to prophecies of the King's death and intending to kill the King. He was executed on Tower Hill on 17 May.
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