Tudor History with Claire Ridgway
824 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsTudor history podcasts from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History" and many other bestselling Tudor books. Claire also runs the Tudor Society.
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20 April - An oath to swear
April 19, 2021 22:15 - 58 seconds - 795 KBOn this day in Tudor history, on 20th April 1534, in the reign of King Henry VIII, prominent Londoners were called to swear a special oath. Just what was the Oath of the Act of Succession? What were people swearing to? Find out in this latest #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/L3nxUpHU4VQ
19 April - Being a Tudor bookseller was a risky business!
April 18, 2021 22:15 - 52 seconds - 718 KBBeing a bookseller in Tudor times could be a risky business, particularly if you had the wrong kind of books on your premises! On 19th April 1601, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, bookseller James Duckett was hanged at Tyburn. Find out why in this #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.
18 April - A short-lived reward for Cromwell
April 17, 2021 22:15 - 58 seconds - 806 KBOn this day in Tudor history, 18th April 1540, just three months before he went to the scaffold, Thomas Cromwell was given two rewards by King Henry VIII. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/wi3m44kzrVA Find out more about these rewards in this #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.
20 Interesting Facts about Jane Seymour
April 16, 2021 22:30 - 7 minutes - 6.04 MBJane Seymour was the third wife of King Henry VIII, the mother of King Edward VI and the sister of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector, and Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley. Even though she was queen for a relatively short period, Jane Seymour is still an interesting Tudor lady, and in this latest "Facts about..." instalment, Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books, shares 20 interesting facts about her. Did you know all of them?
17 April - A stolen head!
April 16, 2021 22:15 - 59 seconds - 813 KBOn this day in Tudor history, 17 April 1554, in the reign of Queen Mary I, celebrations for the acquittal of a Tudor courtier led to the head of his fellow rebel being stolen. It was the head of Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger. Find out what happened in this video from Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/R40p3TkcnOQ Here is a link to a more detailed video on Throckmorton's trial: April 17 - What happens when a jury doesn't do what the C...
16 April - The Mary Rose
April 15, 2021 22:15 - 53 seconds - 728 KBOn this day in Tudor history, in the reign of King Henry VIII, a ship that would become the king's favourite flagship began her first tour of duty. Find out more about The Mary Rose's career in this video from Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/8NxjFeZfa3s Here are links to more detailed videos on The Mary Rose: August 10 - The Mary Rose's first battle - https://youtu.be/2Btr6lCMYko July 19 - The sinking of the Mary Rose - https://...
Did Henry VIII and Francis I really wrestle?
April 14, 2021 22:15 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBThank you to Leah for her excellent question regarding a scene from Showtime's "The Tudors" series in which Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII challenges Emmanuel Leconte as Francis I to a wrestling match at the Field of Cloth of Gold meeting. Did Henry VIII and Francis I really wrestle? And, if so, what happened? Find out all about the history behind this scene from historian Claire Ridgway.
15 April - Blows and evil words from Elizabeth I
April 14, 2021 22:15 - 58 seconds - 797 KBOn this day in Tudor history, courtier Sir John Scudamore was laid to rest. His wife served Queen Elizabeth I and appears to have suffered in doing so. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/WEXDEJXyzYA Find out what happened to Mary Scudamore in this #TudorHistoryShorts video from Claire Ridgway.
14 April 1556 - Conspirator cheats executioner
April 13, 2021 22:15 - 50 seconds - 689 KBOn this day in Tudor history, 14th April 1556, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Sir Anthony Kingston, died at Cirencester. He was on his way to London to face charges that had been laid against him, and it's likely that he would have been executed. Why? What had he done? Find out what Kingston was accused of from Claire Ridgway. Claire is the founder of the Tudor Society, an online membership site for those who love Tudor history. There, you can learn from Claire and many other expert histo...
13 April 1630 - The priest harbouring countess
April 12, 2021 22:15 - 57 seconds - 788 KBOn this day in Tudor history, 13th April 1630, Anne Howard (née Dacre), Countess of Arundel, died at Shifnal. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/8YAfEw53eFQ Anne was the eldest daughter of Thomas Dacre, 4th Lord Dacre of Gilsand, and wife of Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, but there are some other interesting facts about this Tudor lady. Find out more about this Countess of Arundel from historian Claire Ridgway.
12 April 1533 - Outrage at Anne Boleyn's behaviour
April 11, 2021 22:15 - 50 seconds - 695 KBOn this day in Tudor history, 12th April 1533, Anne Boleyn's behaviour caused a stir and Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, was outraged. He didn't know she was actually queen. In his eyes, there was one queen: Catherine of Aragon. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/-A4IeSD34rQ Find out more about this day in 1533 in Claire's longer video - https://youtu.be/3vKjaT3H1Kc
Teasel's Tudor Trivia - What is the queen's closet?
April 09, 2021 22:15 - 2 minutes - 2.21 MBTeasel the dog is a curious animal and she was wondering how Henry VIII and his bride managed to fit in a closet for their wedding. Her mind really did boggle! In this edition of Teasel's Tudor Trivia, Claire explains what a queen's closet actually was. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/OSeL7LdvBJw Links to find out more about the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace: https://www.chapelroyalhamptoncourt.org.uk/architecture/ https://hrpprodsa.blo...
A heretic cardinal, the other Tudor Drake, and a plotting baron
April 08, 2021 22:15 - 12 minutes - 10.1 MBIn part two of This Week in Tudor History for the week beginning 5th April, historian Claire Ridgway talks about why Pope Paul IV branded Cardinal Pole a heretic and took away his legatine powers, before introducing you to a sea captain named Drake, but not Sir Francis Drake, and telling you about John Lumley, a baron who was involved with the Ridolfi Plot but kept his head, and a man who was recorded as owning a full-length portrait of Anne Boleyn. You can see this podcast as a video at th...
20 Interesting Facts about Anne Boleyn
April 07, 2021 22:15 - 10 minutes - 8.38 MBIn the latest in her "Facts about...." series, Claire Ridgway, owner of The Anne Boleyn Files, shares twenty interesting facts about Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/-ThPzlsGV9Y Find out more about this Tudor queen consort. Top 10 Facts about Anne Boleyn - https://youtu.be/GexVHyK2iXo Boleyn or Bullen - What was Anne Boleyn's real name? - https://youtu.be/kCVZ-9msYFc ...
A new king's journey, an earl who kept his head, head injury kills a king, and a viscountess and her Little Rome
April 04, 2021 22:15 - 14 minutes - 11.3 MBIn part 1 of This Week in Tudor History for week beginning 5th April, historian Claire Ridgway will be talking about King James VI of Scotland's journey from Edinburgh to London, following his accession to the throne of England as James I; the life and career of Henry Stafford, Earl of Wiltshire, who managed to avoid the awful fates of his father and brother despite his Plantagenet blood; the death of King Charles VIII of France after hitting his head on a lintel, and the accession of King Lo...
Were William Compton and Thomas Tallis, and George Boleyn and Mark Smeaton lovers?
April 01, 2021 22:15 - 11 minutes - 9.3 MBThank you so much to Omar from Leeds for the excellent questions regarding Showtime's The Tudors series. Omar wanted to know if William Compton and Thomas Tallis, and George Boleyn and Mark Smeaton really had homosexual relationships. Historian and author Claire Ridgway considers whether these storylines were just fictional devices and looks at whether there were any links between these men, and, if so, what the evidence is for them having relationships. You can see this podcast as a vid...
Poet Thomas Churchyard, Sir Ambrose Cave, Elizabeth Boleyn and the knighting of Francis Drake
March 31, 2021 22:15 - 10 minutes - 8.52 MBIn this second part of This Week in Tudor history, which covers 1st to 4th April, historian and author Claire Ridgway talks about Thomas Churchyard, a poet and soldier who kept being imprisoned; Sir Ambrose Cave, a man who joined the Order of St John as early as he possibly could, but survived its dissolution and ended his days serving Elizabeth I; before moving on to the death of Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, mother of Queen Anne Boleyn and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth I, and fi...
Plays with wonderful titles, Sir Ralph Sadler's busy life, and a dying king makes his will
March 28, 2021 22:15 - 16 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this first part of This Week in Tudor History for week beginning 29th March, historian Claire Ridgway talks about William Wager, a playwright and clergyman who picked wonderful titles for his works; the interesting life and career of Sir Ralph Sadler, who started out working for Thomas Cromwell and who went on to serve Henry VIII, Edward VI, Queen Jane (Lady Jane Grey) and Elizabeth I - oh, and Claire will tell us about his bigamous marriage! Then, finally, Claire will leave us with the dy...
16 Interesting facts about Catherine of Aragon
March 27, 2021 22:15 - 6 minutes - 5.27 MBCatherine of Aragon was the first wife of King Henry VIII, the mother of Queen Mary I and the aunt of Emperor Charles V, but there are lots more interesting facts about this Tudor woman. In this talk, historian Claire Ridgway shares 16 interesting facts about this Tudor queen consort. How many of them do you already know? Here is the link to the video Claire mentioned, “September 9 - Catherine of Aragon and the mystery of James IV's body” - https://youtu.be/scoxeEPvLk4
Walter Ralegh's colonisation, a war over vestments, an earl who saved the day in 1536, and some burnings
March 24, 2021 22:15 - 16 minutes - 12.9 MBIn part two of this week in Tudor history, historian Claire Ridgway talks about Walter Ralegh (Raleigh) being given permission to colonise foreign lands in 1584; a disagreement over the wearing of vestments in 1566 which led to a pamphlet war, protests and ministers losing their parishes; a Tudor earl who saved the day for Henry VIII during the 1536 Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion, and the burnings of three Protestant martyrs in Essex in 1555. You can see this podcast as a video at the followin...
Was Anne Boleyn treated as queen in the Tower of London?
March 23, 2021 22:15 - 9 minutes - 8.01 MBThank you so much to Edith and Lucy the dog for their excellent question regarding Anne Boleyn's imprisonment in the Tower of London in May 1536. In series like The Tudors, Anne Boleyn is shown being treated like a queen even though she's a prisoner, and she's shown being attended by ladies-in-waiting? But is this true? That's what Edith and Lucy want to know. In this talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown", talks about where in the Tower Anne Boleyn was imp...
Henry Howard loses favour, purple fever takes an ambassador, and a Tudor judge and law reporter
March 21, 2021 22:15 - 17 minutes - 14.1 MBIn this first part of This Week in Tudor History, historian Claire Ridgway talks about Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey’s loss of royal favour after the English defeat in France, but his children’s joy at the news of him returning home; ambassador Sir Henry Unton (or Umpton) who was killed in France by the "purple fever", and Sir James Dyer, a Chief Justice who has gone down in history as the first law reporter. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/9fV6-17Yk...
A secret agent & rebel, Henry VIII's barber, More's granddaughter, and a Puritan soldier
March 17, 2021 22:15 - 13 minutes - 10.9 MBin this second part of This Week in Tudor History, historian Claire Ridgway introduces Sir Christopher Blount, a secret agent and rebel who married his master’s widow and whose stepson, the Earl of Essex was his undoing; Edmund Harman, the man who trimmed and washed King Henry VIII’s hair and beard, and who was rewarded for it; Mary Bassett, Sir Thomas More's granddaughter, who was a highly educated Tudor woman and gifted translator; and Sir John Leveson (pronounced Looson), a Puritan and sol...
Cromwell, Wolsey and Wolf Hall
March 16, 2021 22:15 - 11 minutes - 9 MBThank you so much to Emilie and the super cute Nathaniel the dog for asking about the real relationship between Thomas Cromwell and his master, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Were the two men as close as they were shown in Wolf Hall? How did Cromwell feel about Wolsey's fall? You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBeAEJHvDNs Historian Claire Ridgway answers these questions and also explains the history behind a scene in Hilary Mantel's second ...
An interview with Claire Ridgway
March 15, 2021 22:15 - 12 minutes - 10.1 MBIn this interview journalism students, Merel and Emma, ask historian Claire Ridgway about the Tudor Society, including questions such as: “why did you (claire) start the Tudor Society”, “Do you (Claire) have any dreams for the Tudor Society?” and a quickfire round in which you can find out who Claire’s favourite Tudor Monarch is and with which Tudor she would have a cup of tea! You can see this interview here: https://youtu.be/Ze_u4mAX_vg Why not try out the Tudor Society with the trial wh...
A monk who embraced reform, a translator & soldier, and Black Will Herbert
March 14, 2021 22:15 - 11 minutes - 8.98 MBIn this first part of This Week in Tudor History for the week beginning 15th March, historian and author Claire Ridgway looks at the life and career of a bishop who started out as a monk but whose conversion to the reformed faith saw him dying an awful death in the reign of Queen Mary I, before moving on to the death of a soldier, translator and diplomat in Henry VIII's reign, and the death of a Tudor earl and brother-in-law of a queen who was once known as Black Will Herbert. You can see t...
A pope who was kind to Jews, a Catholic martyr, an Elizabethan actor and a bishop who supported Welsh
March 10, 2021 23:15 - 13 minutes - 10.6 MBIn the second part of This week in Tudor history, historian Claire Ridgway talks about Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, who became Pope Leo X in 1513 and who was known as a patron of the Arts and his generosity to Jews, Christopher Bales, a Catholic priest and martyr from Elizabeth I’s reign; Richard Burbage, an Elizabethan actor who was friends with William Shakespeare, and Arthur Bulkeley, a Tudor bishop who supported reform and the use of the Welsh language in sermons. You can see this pod...
A Discovery of Witches and the School of Night - did it exist?
March 09, 2021 23:15 - 16 minutes - 13.4 MBThank you to Real Tudor Lady for the excellent question on the TV series "A Discovery of Witches" which is adapted from The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/zoYQO5FQxcI Real Tudor Lady wanted to know if the School of Night, which included men such as Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), Thomas Hariot, George Chapman, Matthew Roydon and Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, really existed. I...
An outspoken reformer, Lady Margaret Douglas dies, and a man of "plyable" willow
March 07, 2021 23:15 - 13 minutes - 10.8 MBIn the first part of this week in Tudor history, historian and author Claire Ridgway introduces an outspoken reformer whose works were burnt, she talks about the death of Henry VIII’s niece, Lady Margaret Douglas, and how it was surrounded by rumour, and gives an overview of the life and career of a Tudor administrator who claimed he survived in politics in such turbulent times because he “was made of the plyable willow, not of the stubborn oak”. You can see this podcast as a video at the f...
12 Facts about Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford
March 05, 2021 23:14 - 6 minutes - 5.17 MBMost history lovers know that Jane Boleyn (née Parker), Lady Rochford, was the wife of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, the sister-in-law of Queen Anne Boleyn and that she was executed with Catherine Howard in February 1542, but in this talk, historian and author Claire Ridgway shares 12 lesser-known facts about Jane... You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/ZCHUZJ90_RE Jane Boleyn - Did she help bring down Anne Boleyn? - https://youtu.be/aL2QqvKNTLA Janu...
A mathematician, Call Me Risley, and a scapegoat
March 04, 2021 23:15 - 16 minutes - 13.5 MBIn this second part of This week in Tudor history, historian Claire Ridgway introduces mathematician and inventor William Oughtred, tells you about the life of Thomas Wriothesley, the man known as “Call me Risley” in Hilary Mantel’s novels, and shares about Germaine Gardiner, a bishop’s nephew who was executed as a scapegoat. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/OxmJtyiWnz4 5th March 1575 - Baptism of mathematician William Oughtred at Eton College. O...
Teasel's Tudor Trivia - Tudor Fabrics
March 02, 2021 23:15 - 12 minutes - 9.87 MBIn this edition of Teasel's Tudor trivia, Teasel the dog and author and historian Claire Ridgway talk about the different fabrics that were used to make clothes during the medieval and Tudor period - linen, wool, lawn, buckram, silk, velvet, taffeta, satin, sarsenet (sarcenet), damask, cloth of gold, cloth of silver, cloth of tissue and caffa, as well as the furs, ermine and miniver. It is highly recommended that you view this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/yaT9d...
A Grand Prior, Anne of Denmark, Margaret Tudor's third marriage and Mary Boleyn's son
February 28, 2021 23:15 - 12 minutes - 8.28 MBIn the first part of her “This week in Tudor history” for the week beginning 1st March, historian Claire Ridgway is going to be introducing you to Thomas Tresham, grand prior of the Order of St John of Jersualem, and Anne of Denmark, James I’s queen consort, as well as talking about another unhappy marriage for Margaret Tudor, and the birth of Mary Boleyn’s son. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/1d3E0LZgREE 1st March 1559 - Death of Thomas Tresham...
Catherine Howard's Execution - Fan Q&A
February 26, 2021 23:15 - 8 minutes - 5.86 MBA big thank you to Naomi for her question regarding the executions of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford. In Showtime's "The Tudors" series, it shows Jane Boleyn being executed first, but was that really the case? Author and historian Claire Ridgway looks at what really happened on 13th February 1542 and also looks at whether Catherine really saw the heads of Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper on her way into the Tower, whether she practised with th...
A literary patron and her husband, a chaplain dies at sea, and a pragmatic reformer pleases nobody
February 24, 2021 23:15 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBIn this second part of This week on Tudor history for the week beginning 22nd February, historian and author Claire Ridgway introduces a literary patron and her husband, a clergyman who ended up dying on a voyage far from home and being buried at sea, and a famous reformer whose peacemaking and pragmatic approach failed to heal rifts and please people. Oh and he ended up being dug up and posthumously tried for heresy, and burnt! You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: htt...
10 facts about Elizabeth Boleyn, mother of Anne Boleyn
February 23, 2021 23:15 - 4 minutes - 3.43 MBElizabeth Boleyn was, of course, the mother of Queen Anne Boleyn, aunt of Queen Catherine Howard and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth I, but she's quite a shadowy historical figure. Find out more about this Tudor lady in these 10 facts from Claire Ridgway, founder of The Anne Boleyn Files website and author of several books on the Boleyns. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/CMX89l5Io9o Claire is the founder of the Tudor Society, an online membership ...
Broken leg kills translator, Elizabeth of York's funeral, and an earl implicated in murder
February 21, 2021 23:15 - 12 minutes - 8.45 MBIn the first part of This Week in Tudor history for the week beginning 22nd February, historian and author Claire Ridgway talks about a translator killed by a broken leg, the lavish funeral of Elizabeth of York, and an earl who rose in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I, but who was implicated in a murder in his final days. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/N2Iq_TO5ySE 22nd February 1571, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I - The death of transla...
Did Anne Stanhope, Edward Seymour's wife, really have scandalous affairs?
February 18, 2021 23:15 - 8 minutes - 6.06 MBIn this edition of Tudor Fan Q&A, historian and author Claire Ridgway answers a question about a character featured in Showtime's "The Tudors" series. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/ex2q9kL-2Nc Colleen, from California, wanted to know whether Anne Seymour (née Stanhope), wife of Edward Seymour, really had scandalous affairs with Sir Francis Bryan and her own brother-in-law, Thomas Seymour, and if Thomas really fathered one of her sons. Claire lo...
A murdered French duke, Margaret Douglas's bad news, a Tudor countess, and Lady Katherine Grey
February 17, 2021 23:15 - 13 minutes - 9.44 MBIn this second part of “This week in Tudor history” for week beginning 15th February, historian Claire Ridgway tells us how the death of a French duke led to an awful massacre, and how the imprisoned Margaret Douglas heard of her son's murder, as well as introducing us to a countess who served all six of Henry VIII’s wives and who was close to his daughter Mary, and a noblewoman who managed to give birth twice while imprisoned in the Tower of London. 18th February 1563 - Francis, Duke of G...
The last monk to be Archbishop of Canterbury, a famous Reformer and an earl who wept for Elizabeth
February 14, 2021 23:15 - 14 minutes - 9.83 MBIn this first part of This Week in Tudor history for week beginning 15th February, Claire is going to tell you about the last monk to become Archbishop of Canterbury; the man who wrote one of the most important documents of the Protestant Reformation, and an earl who wept when he had to imprison Princess Elizabeth, the future Elizabeth I. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/2ws9gUi9Kbo 15th February 1503, in the reign of King Henry VII - The death o...
Mad people can be executed, a miscarriage of justice, problematic prophecies and William Waste All - February 8-14 Part 2
February 10, 2021 23:15 - 12 minutes - 8.87 MBIn this second part of This Week in Tudor History for the week beginning 8th February, historian Claire Ridgway talks about two parliamentary acts that allowed a king to execute his wife and to execute people showing signs of madness; a miscarriage of justice which led to a priest being executed in Elizabeth I’s reign; an Elizabethan astrologer who was ridiculed after his prophecies didn't come true, and a man known as William Waste-all. You can see this podcast as a video at the following l...
Did Charles Brandon have a French mistress? - Tudor Fan Q&A
February 08, 2021 23:15 - 6 minutes - 4.57 MBIn this edition of "Fan Questions", questions asked by her YouTube viewers, historian Claire Ridgway answers a question about Showtime's "The Tudors" series. Annette from Michigan, US, wanted to know about a storyline concerning Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, in Season 4 of The Tudors. Did Charles Brandon really have a French mistress whom he took back to England? Find out the answer to this question, and whether Suffolk was really estranged from his wife, Catherine Willoughby, at this...
A man who refused a title, Lady Jane Grey's reprieve, and a naughty earl with a magic ring
February 07, 2021 23:15 - 7 minutes - 5.09 MBIn this first part of "This Week in Tudor History", historian Claire Ridgway introduces a chap named John, one of the many johns in his family, who turned down a title; explains why Lady Jane Grey's execution was postponed and what happened, and introduced an earl who appears to have been a bit of a Tudor bad boy. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/Rz6quwsuFAw 8th February 1545, in the reign of King Henry VIII - Death of courtier and soldier Sir Jo...
Which colours did Anne Boleyn like?
February 04, 2021 23:15 - 7 minutes - 5.12 MBIn this edition of her series on "Questions about Anne Boleyn", Claire Ridgway, author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown" considers which colours Anne Boleyn liked. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/AhfdKtqKxBQ It's impossible to say what Anne Boleyn's favourite colour was, but we do know the colours Anne chose to wear and the colours she chose for fabrics for Elizabeth's nursery and clothes. Find out which colour fabrics were ordered for a...
A princess marries, a queen faces death, and a spy and lawyer die - 1-7 February Part 2
February 03, 2021 23:15 - 12 minutes - 8.69 MBIn this second part of "This week in Tudor history" for the week beginning 1st February, historian and author Claire Ridgway talks about Tudor events and people associated with 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th February. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/AoTzXI0v7y8 4th February 1495, in the reign of King Henry VII - Anne of York, daughter of the late King Edward IV, marries Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, at Westminster Abbey in London. 5th February 1605, di...
An alchemist, the Princes in the Tower's doctor, and a duke who suffered a rigged trial
January 31, 2021 23:15 - 15 minutes - 11 MBIn this first part of "This week in Tudor history" for the week beginning 1st February, historian and author Claire Ridgway talks about Tudor events and people associated with 1st, 2nd and 3rd February. 1st February 1552, in the reign of King Edward VI - The birth of Roger Cooke, an alchemist who worked for Dr John Dee, Francis Anthony, the Wizard Earl (Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland) and Sir Walter Ralegh, and a man with whom Dee shared the secret of a special elixir. 2nd Februa...
11 things you might not know about George Boleyn
January 29, 2021 23:15 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBOK, so this isn't really a question about Anne Boleyn, but Claire Ridgway, co-author of "George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat", thought she'd share with you 11 facts about George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, brother of Queen Anne Boleyn. George really is as fascinating as his more famous sister. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/enDbCl2xBFU You can find out even more about George with the George Boleyn playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist...
Elizabeth I's guardian, a Master of Swans, a king's death announced and more! -- Jan 25-31 Part 2
January 27, 2021 23:15 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBIn the second part of "This Week in Tudor History" for 25-31st January, historian and author Claire Ridgway talks about events that happened on 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st January in the reigns of the Tudor monarchs.Find out more about the following Tudor people and events. --Contents of this video-- 28th January 1501 - The death of politician and administrator, John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham, who managed to move smoothly from service to the Yorkists to Henry VII's service, and who survived t...
4 Ways to make you talk - Tudor-style - Teasel's Tudor Trivia
January 26, 2021 23:15 - 7 minutes - 5.03 MBIn this latest edition of Teasel's Tudor Trivia, Teasel the dog supervises while her owner, author and historian Claire Ridgway, introduces us to 'ways of making people talk Tudor-style', in other words, Tudor torture techniques. Don't worry, Claire doesn't go into too much gory detail! Find out about the rack, the Little Ease at the Tower of London, manacles and the Scavenger’s Daughter (also known as Skevington’s Irons or Skevington’s Daughter). You can see this podcast as a video at the...
A priest in Little Ease, death from plague, and heretics meet their ends - January 25 - 31, Part 1
January 24, 2021 23:15 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBOn 25th January 1540, Jesuit priest and martyr, St Edmund Campion, was born in London. Although he was close to the Earl of Leicester and William Cecil at one point, he ended up being thrown into the Tower of London's Little Ease and being executed as a traitor. Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", tells his story. On 26th January 1528, diplomat and courtier Sir Francis Poyntz died of the plague. On 27th January 1556, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Bartholomew Green, a...