Launde Abbey (Part Two): The Cromwell Connection

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Since the 1100s Launde Abbey was an Augustinian priory. But in the 1500s, at the dissolution of the monasteries, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister, bought Launde for £1500. After visiting the priory in April 1540, he wrote in his personal journal “Myself for Launde.” The chapel at Launde holds clues to what happened next. Reporter: Ben Jackson Producer: Andrew Fewster If you want to know as soon as a new episode is available, make sure you subscribe to Secret Leicestershire on BBC Sounds and have push notifications turned on.