Sir Brian Tuke (died 26 October 1545) was the secretary of Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey. He served as the first Governor of the King's Posts (later the...

intimation of his mortality. It is an echo of an earlier painting of Sir Brian Tuke by an anonymous painter c.1540, part of the collection of the Alte Pinakothek...

and uncle James Hack Tuke were also well-known social activists. The Tuke family's ancestry can be traced back to Sir Brian Tuke, who served as an adviser...

English at 5,000. Brian Tuke, the English Clerk of the Signet, sent a newsletter stating 10,000 Scots killed and 10,000 escaped the field. Tuke reckoned the...

Tuke may refer to: Tuke family, a Quaker family from York, England Blair Tuke (born 1989), New Zealand Olympic sailor Daniel Hack Tuke (1827–1895), a prominent...

King's Book of Payments, with a payment of £100 being authorised for Sir Brian Tuke as 'Master of the King's Post' in February 1512. In 1517, he was appointed...

the King's Book of Payments where a payment of £100 was authorised for Brian Tuke as master of the posts in February 1512. Belatedly, in 1517, he was officially...

it was on 5 June 1528, in a letter to Bishop Tunstall of London from Brian Tuke, who said that he had fled to Stepney to avoid infection from a servant...

prosperity, since he died of the sweating sickness the following year. Brian Tuke, Henry's secretary at the time of Carey's death wrote this to Lord Legat...

sponsored by and supportive of the king, who is praised in the preface by Sir Brian Tuke. Thynne's canon brought the number of apocryphal works associated with...

post haste" added. Henry VIII created the Royal Mail in 1516, appointing Brian Tuke as "Master of the Postes", while Elizabeth I appointed Thomas Randolph...

1547–1563 Succeeded by The Earl of Essex Political offices Preceded by Sir Brian Tuke Clerk of the Signet 1532–? Succeeded by Unknown Preceded by Sir Thomas...

as well as in time of war). To oversee the system, the king appointed Brian Tuke to serve as 'Master of the Postes'. By the 1550s five post roads were...

to hint at the private world of his subjects. His 1532 portrait of Sir Brian Tuke, for example, alludes to the sitter's poor health, comparing his sufferings...

London, 1956 Calendar of State Papers Milan, vol.1 (1912), p. 406 no.660, Brian Tuke to Richard Pace, 22 September 1513 Holinshed, Raphael, The Scottish Chronicle...

customary route was long established, even prior to the appointment of Brian Tuke as Master of the King's Posts in 1512, and in William Harrison's Description...

on oak 12.4 × 12.1 cm Upton House, Bearsted Collection Portrait of Sir Brian Tuke c. 1533–35 Oil and tempera on oak 49.1 × 38.5 cm National Gallery of Art...

appointed clerk of the parliament and was associated in that office with Sir Brian Tuke. In 1536 he appears as one of the king's serjeants. In 1541 he resigned...

Sarah Davies 522 2016.02.17 Royal Mail 500 6 stamps – 1st Class: Sir Brian Tuke, Master of the Posts, 1st Class: A Packet Ship, 1st Class: A Penfold Pillar...

engaged in a war against Scotland. Henry VIII appointed Sir Brian Tuke "Master of Posts" in 1513. Tuke set about formalising the Royal Posts and established...

Walter Mayney. Sir Reginald Scott married secondly Mary Tuke, the daughter of Sir Brian Tuke. Sir John Scott. Richard Scott, esquire, the father of Reginald...

Two Three Four Early Modern to Later Modern Clerks of the Signet 1509 Brian Tuke 1523 Thomas Derbey Unknown Unknown Unknown 1530 Thomas Wriothesley 1532...

1485–1492 Sir John Heron 1492–1521 John Myclo 1521–1522 Henry Wyatt 1524–1528 Brian Tuke 1528–1545 Sir Anthony Rous 1545–1546 Sir William Cavendish 1546–?1558...

Audley (born c. 1483). He married twice; firstly Elizabeth Tuke, daughter of Sir Brian Tuke before 30 August 1538 and secondly Joan Platt at Chester in...

the dissolution of the monasteries the manor was in the hands of Sir Brian Tuke and was included when he sold Pyrgo to King Henry VIII in 1544 although...

dissolution of the monasteries. After this the manor was in the hands of Sir Brian Tuke and was included when he sold Pyrgo to King Henry VIII in 1544 although...

Park remained with the Crown until 1828. In 1537 the King's Steward, Sir Brian Tuke, constructed a park with 200 acres (81 ha) of open land and 100 acres...

canvas, ID: 1983.1.42 Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543), German : Sir Brian Tuke, oil on panel, ID: 1937.1.65 Jenny Holzer (born 1950), American : DODDOACID...

Walter Mayney. Sir Reginald Scott married secondly Mary Tuke, the daughter of Sir Brian Tuke. Sir John Scott. Richard Scott, esquire, the father of Reginald...

– Hatfield 1532 John Smith 1533 Sir Philip Boteler – Watton 1534 Sir Brian Tuke – Hatfield 1535 Sir William West 1536 Thomas Peryent – Digswell 1537 Sir...