Masters of the Post
The origins of the Post Office go back to the early years of the Tudor monarchy: Brian Tuke, a former King''s Bailiff in Sandwich, was acknowledged as the first ''Master of the Posts'' by Cardinal Wolsey in 1512, and went on to build up a network of ''postmasters'' across England for Henry VIII. Over the following five hundred years the Royal Mail expanded to an unimaginable degree to become the l...
The origins of the Post Office go back to the early years of the Tudor monarchy: Brian Tuke, a former King''s Bailiff in Sandwich, was acknowledged as the first ''Master of the Posts'' by Cardinal Wolsey in 1512, and went on to build up a network of ''postmasters'' across England for Henry VIII. Over the following five hundred years the Royal Mail expanded to an unimaginable degree to become the l...
