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A 1793 illustration by T. Simpson showing Colonel Blood and his gang stealing the British Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671. Blood was soon captured and the regalia returned.

In episode 25 of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a brief look at the life of a man whose rose from nothing to become Archbishop of Canterbury, only to be killed by a King who couldn't get what he wanted - Thomas Becket.Want to know more? Check...

A painting of Sir Thomas More as Lord Chancellor (in office 1530-2 CE) by Hans Holbein the Younger. Painted in 1530 CE. (Frick Collection, New York)

A modern statue of Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE), Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). Outside Chelsea Old Church, London.

A 19th century CE painting by William Frederick Yeames showing Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE) meeting his daughter following his death sentence for treason against Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE).

A 19th century CE painting by Claudius Jacquand showing Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE) with his wife and daughter during his imprisonment in the Tower of London for treason against Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Museum of Fine...

The painting Martin Luther in Front of Thomas Cajetan by Belgian painter Ferdinand Pauwels (l. 1830-1904), depicting the 1518 disputation between Cardinal Thomas Cajetan and Martin Luther in Augsburg.

A depiction of the martyrdom of Thomas Becket (also known as St. Thomas of Canterbury; c. 1119 - 1170 CE). From St. David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

A stained glass window from St. David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The composition is divided into three scenes. On the right, bottom register is Henry II of England (r. 1154 - 1189 CE), seated. The coat of arms of Henry II is...

The Garden of Eden by Thomas Cole. 19th century CE. (Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, USA)