Said to have been the richest man who ever lived.  He manipulated the heads of state, especially Maximilian, as if he were a thin-lipped puppeteer.  Martin Luther had him in his sights as an example of unacceptable capitalism.  An extraordinary life.
 
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Cameo 8 - John Sante Abbot of Abingdon

Join us, Michelle, Lucy and David, for a mildly diverting delve into the great, the good, the mad, the brave, the outrageous, the mischievous and the truly preposterous folk of the Tudor Age.  Three enthusiastic Tudorphiles discuss each in turn and give them marks out of ten for intrigue, martyrdom, posterity and rise &amp; fall before deciding whether they are Tudorlicious.