Thomas Seymour – A Man with Much Wit and Very Little Judgement

On this day in history, 20th March 1549, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley and Lord High Admiral, was executed on Tower Hill for treason.

It was a sad end to a man who had been the brother of one queen, the husband of another (when she was queen dowager), uncle of the King, a leading courtier, privy councillor and Lord Admiral. It was definitely his “little judgement”, in the words of the future Elizabeth I, which let him down.

You can read more about Thomas Seymour in the following articles:-

• Thomas Seymour’s Execution 20 March 1549
• The Execution of Thomas Seymour – Gives more detail on his downfall.
• Thomas Seymour Breaks into the King’s Residence
• Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour Part One
• Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour Part Two
• Elizabeth, Seymour and Shakespeare

Related posts:

16 January 1549 – Thomas Seymour, the Young King and the Spaniel Thomas Seymour Thomas Seymour Breaks into the King’s Residence Thomas Seymour’s Execution – 20 March 1549 Mary Seymour, Daughter of Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour – Part One The Execution of Thomas Seymour Thomas Seymour Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour – Part Two The Execution of Edward Seymour – 22nd January 1552 Execution of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset – 22 January 1552 RIP Catherine Parr