26 May - A wife and mother of poets
Tudor History with Claire Ridgway
English - May 25, 2021 22:15 - 57 seconds - 782 KB - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsHistory Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On this day in history, 26th May 1621, Barbara Sidney (née Gamage), Countess of Leicester, was buried at Penshurst.
Find out about this Tudor lady, whose marriage was the concern of several prominent Tudor men and who ended up marrying an Elizabethan poet.
You can view this short on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9rKJBsk_oj4