Brian Tuke
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Sir Brian Tuke was the secretary of Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey. He served as the first Governor of the King's Posts from 1517 to 1545.
Brian Tuke portrait by Hans Holbein c. 1527
Sir Brian Tuke shadowed by Death, c.1540, by an anonymous artist after Holbein.
Battle of Flodden
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The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton or Brainston Moor was fought on 9 September 1513 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland as part of the War of the Lea
Brian Tuke
…accompanied Henry VIII at Tournai in September 1513, and his correspondence with Richard Pace, Wolsey's secretary relates valuable information on the Battle of Flodden. About 1510 he became secretary to Chancellor Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and received his knighthood. The earliest mention of Master of the Posts is in the…
The Flodden Memorial on Piper's Hill, overlooking the site of the battle
Norham Castle, which fell to the Scots on 29 August after a six-day bombardment by James's artillery.
James IV captured Ford Castle from Lady Heron
A view of Flodden Hill which shows its steep gradient. The crest of the hill was without trees at the time of the battle.