Aka “the Vicar of Hell,” Sir Francis Bryan was a womanizer with loose morals and a missing eye (he lost it in a jousting accident). He was a favorite courtier of the King—most likely because his opinions always shifted to remain in alignment with Henry’s.
Sir Francis Bryan
(Alan van Sprang)
Aka “the Vicar of Hell,” Sir Francis Bryan was a womanizer with loose morals and a missing eye (he lost it in a jousting accident). He was a favorite courtier of the King—most likely because his opinions always shifted to remain in alignment with Henry’s.
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