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Heather: 我将带您了解都铎王朝时期最惊险的监狱逃脱事件，不仅仅是伦敦塔。虽然伦敦塔是最具标志性和最著名的监狱，但还有其他监狱，包括城堡、城市监狱，甚至私人住宅。在这些监狱中，囚犯们通过巧妙的伪装、贿赂狱卒、秘密代码和伪造自杀等方式，创造性地赢得了自由。我将分享一些伦敦塔以外的最佳都铎王朝监狱逃脱事件，包括伪造死亡逃往海外的新教改革者，用绳索攀爬城堡墙壁的爱尔兰领主，以及藏在秘密通道中的天主教神父。当然，我还会分享一个发生在伦敦塔的精彩逃脱故事。 Heather: 今天我整理了一些伦敦塔以外的最佳都铎王朝监狱逃脱事件。我们将听到新教改革者伪造自己的死亡以逃往海外的故事。我们将与一位尚未停止制造麻烦的爱尔兰领主一起攀登城堡的墙壁。我们将躲藏在通过秘密通道偷偷溜出的天主教神父中。是的，我将稍微作弊一下，包括最后一个塔式逃生，因为它太好了，不能错过。

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Robert Barnes, a Protestant reformer, faked his death by leaving his clothes near a river. He escaped to Germany and lived under the protection of German reformers, becoming a Protestant celebrity. He eventually returned to England but was later executed.
  • Robert Barnes faked his own death to escape to Germany.
  • He left his clothes near a river to stage his drowning.
  • He lived in Germany under the protection of reformers.
  • He was eventually executed in England.

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Everyone knows about the Tower of London—but what about all the other places where Tudor prisoners slipped through the cracks?

In this episode, we’re diving into the boldest, weirdest, and most creative prison escapes from Tudor England that didn’t happen in the Tower. You’ll meet:

  • A reformer who faked his own suicide to vanish across the sea
  • An Irish lord who lowered himself out of Dublin Castle with a rope
  • Catholic priests sneaking out of Wisbech Castle in disguise
  • And yes… one too-good-to-leave-out Tower escape involving orange juice ink and a midnight boat ride

From bedsheet ropes to bribed jailers, it’s a jailbreak tour of the 16th century—and the Tudor state was never quite as secure as it liked to think.

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