Laura Adkins discusses 'Edward VI's Lord Chancellor, Richard Rich: Villain or Loyal Servant'?...with TRE's Giles Brown

Richard Rich is remembered for being one of the biggest villains of the Tudor period. A reputation he certainly seems to have earned, he can be found involved in many of the events in the reign of Henry VIII, including the downfall of Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell. He was one of the torturers of the protestant martyr Anne Askew, and he prosecuted catholic priests for refusing the English bible.

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