The Tower of London's head executioner only has one job, yet it can go horribly wrong for all involved. Right now he's furious: there's been a botched execution on his watch, and the reign of Henry VIII is making him see red. Outside the Tower, nationwide rebellion reflects his views. But what does he know? He's only an executioner. Remember to subscribe, rate and review! Join the conversation using #OutliersPod @hrp_palaces or @therustyquill Discover the history behind Outliers - blog.hrp.org.uk Transcript - https://bit.ly/2DP6iNe Written by Alex Lynch Performed by Adam Cunis Produced by Adam Sibbald, Claudia Strange, and Alexander J Newall with April Sumner Edited by Maddy Searle, David Devereux, and Alexander J Newall Script edited by Sarah Kilby Directed by Alexander J Newall Main theme arranged by Samuel D F Jones, adapted by Domini Hooper and Nick Hart from the original 17th century ballad 'The Sea Martyrs'. Additional Music by Samuel D F Jones Artwork by Lyndon White Additional SFX from Benboncan, Australopithecusman, yadronoff, YleArkisto, kupp2, and previous artists via freesound.org. Additional FX by David Devereux For more information visit www.hrp.org.uk/learning www.RustyQuill.com/outliers This podcast was created by Historic Royal Palaces, in association with Rusty Quill. It is distributed under a creative commons attribution NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

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