Richard Roose was a humble cook employed at John Fisher's (Bishop of Rochester) household. Roose's execution by boiling on the orders of King Henry the eighth is one of the cruelest executions in British history. But it was not just poisoning. There was something bigger at play...something with Henry's affair with Anne Boleyn and a burning desire to divorce his first wife Katherine of Aragon. 00:00 Introduction 00:40 That fateful meal: 18 February 1531 01:29 3 reasons why this became breaking news across England 02:01 Richard Roose is taken to "the rack" 02:30 Not a simple poisoning 03:01 So what was the much bigger game? 03:29 Two factions in the English court 03:40 John Fisher versus Anne Boleyn 05:04 Fisher's roof gets blown up 05:47 Roose's Execution 07:48 Fisher's execution

History of medieval France is fascinating, not just because of the larger-than-life figures it threw at us, like Louis xiv or Marie Antoinette but because of the common man's stories. Tragic as this is, the suicide of the French chef Francois Vatel over the delayed delivery of fish speaks volumes about the life and times of Louis xiv's France.

The witch hunts and witch trials in history were absurd. When you look deeper at the real stories of the people who were accused of witchcraft, how they were punished, how they suffered, and eventually died... it's bizarre and bone-chilling. This particular story should stand out as a testimony to how much humans can allow if they stop thinking critically. This is the story of the witch trial of little Dorothy

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