Robert Amadas

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Robert Amadas was the court goldsmith at the time of Henry VIII. He quickly became the richest goldsmith in England, with his customers including the royal family and most of the courtiers. In 1532, his wife, Elizabeth Amadas, who described herself as a 'witch and prophetess' revealed that she had once been the King's mistress. She called Anne Boleyn a harlot, and said that men should not be able to set aside their wives, as King Henry was trying to do to Katherine of Aragon. It transpired that Robert Amadas had left his wife. She was arrested for her treasonous comments and Robert Amadas was ordered to pay several hundred pounds for 'missing plate' - he had helped himself to the King's possessions.

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