The HORRIFIC Execution Of Richard Whiting - Last Abbot Of Glastonbury

The Dissolutions of the Monasteries were a key policy of King Henry VIII following his break from Rome. He noticed how Catholic Monasteries, Abbeys, Priories and Friaries were rather wealthy and owned much land, and for this the King wanted to add to his wealth to fund his European wars. For this he decided to set Thomas Cromwell his Chief Minister to work, and together they suppressed the monasteries.

This was a brutal time in which huge amounts of land and wealth were stolen by the King and Cromwell, with monks and nuns forced out of their homes and also those who refused to leave were imprisoned and even executed. Richard Whiting, the Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey looked after one of the wealthiest abbeys in England, and although he was told initially his abbey would be safe, it wouldn't be long before it was ransacked.

Cromwell sent investigators to find any faults, and after a few visits the investigators found incriminating evidence, a book supporting Catherine of Aragon, (Henry VIII's First Wife) and also that Richard Whiting had been hiding the Abbey's true wealth. For this he was imprisoned at the Tower of London and the around 80 year old Abbot was interrogated. He was deemed guilty and a sham trial was held, and the elderly and frail man was sentenced to death.

Richard Whiting, the Last Abbot of Glastonbury was taken back to his Abbey and was dragged through the streets on a hurdle. He was then taken up to Glastonbury Tor and executed in horrific fashion with his head being placed then above his own Abbey.

The execution of Richard Whiting really does show the brutality of the Dissolution of the Monasteries and also King Henry VIII and Cromwell. So join us today as we look at, 'The BRUTAL Execution Of Richard Whiting - The Last Abbot of Glastonbury.'

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[marksayers]

It always amazes me that the media portray Henry as a jovial Father Xmas
type when in reality we are dealing with a cruel sadistic psychopath !

[DarkMatterX]

Henry Tudor's victory at Bosworth was the absolute worst thing to happen to post-Norman Conquest England.

[Michael_Chandler_Keaton]

This has rapidly become my favorite channel. Every minute detail from this period of English history fascinates me to no end.

[Bob-Horse]

I was born in a small cottage, built in 1790, on what was once Glastonbury Abbey ground. The Abbey and its grounds were a great playground as a child. Thanks for the video.

[AL_YZ]

The Monasteries were centuries- old repositories of art, treasures, ancient buildings/architecture, learning and books. So much of British history was destroyed by the Dissolution. That's why Richard the Third's skeleton was discovered under a parking lot and that even now, no one really knows where Alfred the Great's remains are. It was like China's Cultural Revolution.

[LRBerry]

What an absolutely heartbreaking piece of history. I knew of the Dissolutions of the Monasteries but not about Richard Whiting.

[toybarons]

I started watching these videos out of curiosity. I really didn't know too much about the Tudor period. I find these videos vey interesting as well as educational. Look forward to more.

[paradox]

If I ever travel back in time, I'm skipping the Tudor period.

[mecurian]

No. Henry only broke from Rome AFTER he married Anne Boleyn. Furthermore he did NOT divorce Catherine, but rather had the marriage annulled by the new archbishop of Canterbury that he had handpicked for the very reason of overriding the Pope and getting his annulment. This was why Mary, Catherine's daughter by Henry, was removed from the line of succession, only to be restored shortly before Henry's death. Henry never had a single divorce, he had two annulments.

[brettswierczewski]

Awesome video as always. One of my favorite channels now. Such a sad ending for the Abbot particularly in light the he was at such an advanced age for the Tudor period.

[chrissibersky]

Ok. Now we've watched 20 videos of SHOCKNG and HORRIFIC executions.
Now we want to see some GENTLE and BEAUTIFUL executions.

[crazyduck]

the real truth is that this is the stuff of modern day serial killers, the absolute horror inflicted on another living human being at the hands of psychopaths. Imagine their terror at these drawn out sadistic events. I can barely stand the cruelty. Human are only ever one step away from barbarism in the veneer of civilised life. We are all inherently evil just as much as we are good.

[glennpowell]

Those buildings were/are still incredible constructions considering the tools available at that time. Even now they would command huge skill and foresite.

[stevefox]

Superb research and story telling, thank you 👍🏻👍🏻

[pamelawing]

Thomas Cromwell received "his" not all that many years later.

[saltMagic]

henry the 8th was an absolute monster.

[NSResponder]

Henry, like all kings, was a tyrant. He stands out as a particularly vicious one, though.

[benhaney]

“They hung and beheaded him? Why’d they let him off so easy?”
I’ve been watching too many of these...

[Zeldarw]

So brutal and so awful it's unconscionable, an Abbot, an aged man, of the cloth. Smh.😢😑 I don't know why this execution is so disturbing to me, when I watch your channel all the time.😞

[Gubalicious]

"Henry VIII... he was a shit"

Alan Partridge