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Ep. 49 The Clan of the Duck: Scotland and Tudor England

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - November 28, 2017 18:21 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Jeff and Garrett get educated on what Scotland was up to during the Tudor times. Spoilers: the lords were angry a lot. 

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Ep. 48 Attila the Warbeck: Lambert Simnel And Perkin Warbeck

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - November 22, 2017 10:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Henry VII faced a couple of threats in the first part of his reign, and everybody wanted to be the Earl of Warick. 

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Ep 48 Attila the Warbeck: Lambert Simnel And Perkin Warbeck

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - November 22, 2017 10:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Henry VII faced a couple of threats in the first part of his reign, and everybody wanted to be the Earl of Warick. 

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Ep. 47 Nobody Puts Boleyn in the Corner: Tudor Art and Music

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - November 15, 2017 13:37 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
We chat about Henry VIII’s obsession with selfie-portraits and super expensive tapestries. And then there was all the music playing as a constant soundtrack. And Emily learns something about Hans Holbein.

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Ep 47 Nobody Puts Boleyn in the Corner: Tudor Art and Music

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - November 15, 2017 13:37 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
We chat about Henry VIII’s obsession with selfie-portraits and super expensive tapestries. And then there was all the music playing as a constant soundtrack. And Emily learns something about Hans Holbein.

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Ep. 46 Tudor Popes

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - November 01, 2017 09:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
So many Popes, so little time. We chat about the Tudor Popes and how they affected the Tudor monarchs.    

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Ep 46 Tudor Popes

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - November 01, 2017 09:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
So many Popes, so little time. We chat about the Tudor Popes and how they affected the Tudor monarchs.    

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Ep. 45 Cromwell That Ends Well: Thomas Cromwell

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - October 25, 2017 09:30 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
F%#*€$ing Cromwell.    From lowly butcher’s son to king’s closest advisor, Cromwell weaseled his way to the top. But he didn’t end up a-head.     See what I did there?

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Ep. 44 Spooky Tudors: Tudor Ghost Stories

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - October 18, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 309 ratings
In the spirit of Halloween, we share the most well-known ghost sightings of our favorite Tudors.  Let's get spooky. 

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80-Fake Dragon News

Rude Tudors - October 16, 2017 14:39 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
What do dragons and fake news have in common? The newest episode of Rude Tudors, hosted by literary historian Liz Rodriguez and nerdy laywoman Nicole Keating. Laugh and learn the answers to the following questions: What did Renaissance people believe about dragons and their presence in history?...

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Ep. 43 Tudors After Dark with Henry VII

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - October 11, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 309 ratings
We finally discuss Henry VII, the how-the-f*£!-did-he-become-king King of England. He had a pretty crazy childhood that involved some wars and some roses and a chick named Brittany, and France was there, too. And then he became king! His reign brought peace to a kingdom tired of war. 

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Ep. 42 Now That's What I Call Tudor! Tudor Trivia

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - October 04, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Happy Anniversary to us! It's been a year since we launched Tudor I Hardly Know Her, so we tested Garrett and Jeff to see if they have been paying attention. And one of our lucky listeners won a prize, so be sure to see if you're one of them! Sponsored by Ferd's Codpiece Emporium. 

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Ep. 41 Tudors are Forever: Tudor Espionage

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - September 27, 2017 09:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Who'd have thought an old man with a penchant for wax effigies was the original 007? We discuss how Elizabeth Tudor set up the original MI6 and whether she had the headquarters listed on Ye Olde Wikipedia. 

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Ep. 40 The OG Tudors: Jasper and Edmund

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - September 20, 2017 13:45 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
The Tudors had to start somewhere. Emily enlightens Garrett and Jeffrey on Edmund and Jasper Tudor, the original Tudors who shaped a dynasty. ABBA was also there. 

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Ep. 39 Book Rants with Emily

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - September 13, 2017 17:27 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Join Emily as she talks about all of her favorite Tudor books and get some new reading suggestions. And listen to her rant about the one terrible Tudor book everyone should avoid. 

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Ep. 38 Weekend at Henry's: Tudor Conspiracies

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - September 09, 2017 15:35 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Did you know Henry VIII shot JFK?  OK maybe not, but there were some crazy conspiracies about the Tudors, notably Anne and Elizabeth (of course). 

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Ep. 37 Game of Thrones Special

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - August 30, 2017 09:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Spoiler free for season 7! After talking so much about how Game of Thrones was based off of  real history, we finally get down to it. Enjoy this Game of Thrones special! Don't worry, no season 7 spoilers.  

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Ep. 36 The Adventures of Chuck and Hank: Charles Brandon

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - August 23, 2017 09:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Apparently only one man could make it through the reign of Henry VIII, and that man was Superman Charles Brandon, orphan extraordinaire. This dude made it all the way to 60 years old and was hardly ever threatened by his BFF.

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Ep. 35 Wed 'Em and Bed 'Em: Tudor Marriages

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - August 16, 2017 01:03 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
We talk about how the people of the Tudor era got married (although Henry VIII probably could have taught them everything.) Special appearance by DJ Bubonic. 

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Ep. 34 They See me Boleyn, They Hatin'

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - August 10, 2017 12:10 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
The Boleyn family may have been ambitious, but weren't so lucky. Especially with Thomas Boleyn as the patriarch. 

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Ep. 33 Elizabethan Chopped: Tudor Food

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - August 02, 2017 15:07 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Some of those Elizabethan foods sound delicious, but we will pass on maggot cheese. We also discuss how the wealthy probably ate the poor, most likely with sugar. 

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Ep. 32 Dumb Tudors: The Tudors in Film

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - July 19, 2017 09:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
That Tudor family is depicted a LOT in film, especially Queen Elizabeth. Today we chat about some of the many Tudor-related movies, including the lesser known gems and disasters. Special guest star, the mime Marcel Marceau. 

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Ep. 31 Thomas Wolsey - Paleontologist

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - July 12, 2017 13:22 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
We discuss Henry's right-hand man, Thomas Wolsey. Where did he come from? How did he end up getting any power? When did he first get interested in dinosaurs?

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79-Hating on the Dutch

Rude Tudors - July 10, 2017 01:11 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
In this episode, literary historian Liz Rodriguez and nerdy laywoman Nicole Keating unpack the bizarre origin story of the land of Belgium and its noble people as told through a racist English broadsheet from 1653. The birth of the Dutch involves a monstrous horse-man-fish, poop, butter, wizards...

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Ep. 30 Q&A Tudor Time!

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - June 28, 2017 09:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
You asked us questions and we answered them! We had a lot of fun answering some Tudor and some non-Tudor questions, and we appreciate every fan who has listened to the show this long!

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Ep. 29 The Start of the Tudors: Margaret Beaufort

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - June 21, 2017 09:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
We're joined by our special guest hosts Katie and Nathan from the Queens Podcast! We chat about how badass Margaret Beaufort was and how she truly started the reign of the Tudors. 

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Ep. 28 Tudor Courtly Love: Sex in the Kingdom

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - June 14, 2017 09:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
NSFW Edition: Henry was a total Samantha. We chat about what love and marriage looked like in the Tudor reign. Super NSFW. 

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Ep. 27 Ships and Giggles: Tudor Military

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - June 07, 2017 09:30 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
With special guest host, The British Guy! We discuss Henry VIII's huge contribution to English military history and his many involvements with other countries and lots of wars. 

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Ep. 26 Joust to the Face: Henry VIII's 1536

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - May 31, 2017 09:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Henry VIII invented the wagon and then fell off the horse. 1536 was a pretty eventful year, including the original Occupy Wall Street, some divorces, funerals and a wedding. 1536 was Henry VIII's 2016.

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Ep. 25 The One With the Tudor Castles

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her - May 24, 2017 12:39 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 309 ratings
Palaces and castles and manors, oh my! Henry may have owned 55 of his own places, but that didn't stop him from being the rude house guest that barges in and demand you add an extra wing to your house for his 2-day visit.

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