Thomas Arden

Thomas Arden (1508–1550) was Mayor of Faversham, Kent, England.

He was murdered by his wife, Alice, and her lover, Richard Moseby.[1] This would inspire the Elizabethan play, Arden of Faversham, which in turn was the basis of the opera Arden Must Die (1967).

References
  1. "The 1551 Murder of Thomas Arden - Faversham, Kent, UK. - Infamous Crime Scenes on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
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