What is Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich?
{{no sources|date=January 2022}} '''Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich''' (July 1496 – 12 June 1567), was [[Lord Chancellor]] during [[Edward VI of England|King Edward VI]] of England's reign, from 1547 until January 1552. He was the founder of [[Felsted School]] with its associated alms houses in [[Essex]] in [[1564]]. He was a beneficiary of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and persecuted perceived opponents of the king and their policies. He played a role in the trials of Catholic martyrs Thomas More and John Fisher as well as that of Protestant martyr Anne Askew. == References == <references /> {{authority control}} {{bio-stub}} [[Category:1490s births]] [[Category:1567 deaths]]