Colonel Thomas Blood was an Irish absentee landlord, bogus medical practioner and thief. He is most famous for almost successfully stealing the Crown Jewels from The Tower. He so impressed King Charles II that he escaped punishment and regained his estates. After his death his body was exhumed, as some suspected he had faked his death in order to escape paying law duties. His epitaph read "Here lies the man who boldly hath run through More villanies than England ever knew".
Colonel Thomas Blood was an Irish absentee landlord, bogus medical practioner and thief. He is most famous for almost successfully stealing the Crown Jewels from The Tower. He so impressed King Charles II that he escaped punishment and regained his estates. After his death his body was exhumed, as some suspected he had faked his death in order to escape paying law duties. His epitaph read "Here lies the man who boldly hath run through More villanies than England ever knew".
Bio by: Kieran Smith
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