Elizabeth Barton was also known

As The Mad Maid of Kent

She was executed at Tyburn

For pissing off Henry the Eighth

She must have upset him a great deal Tyler

Yes she did but initially he just let it ride

As the rantings of a madwoman

But Elizabeth continued to persecute him

So he ordered her trial

After she was hung her head was chopped off

Not nice

But worse was to come

Could it get any worse for the poor girl

Yes her head was placed on a spike on London Bridge

Is it still there

I will pretend I did not hear that Alma

She is the only woman in history

To receive that honour

In a way it was an early form of gender equality

That is all you hear about these days to the point of tedium

And there it was for all to see in 1534

I suppose you have a point Tyler

You have such a good understanding of history




From Travels with Tyler and Alma Wat (2024)