Thursday Aug 01, 2019
August 1 - Sir Edward Kelley, angels, alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone
2019-07
2019-07
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Tudor History Challenge IV
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Hello, Claire here! I'm celebrating reaching 25,000 YouTube subscribers today by having a bit of fun at Tim's expense, although I am allowing Henry VIII and William Shakespeare to help him a bit.
Play along with us and see whether you can do better than Tim with these Tudor history questions (surely you can!). Get 1 point for each correct answer and question 16 is worth a possible 3 points. The questions are below, and then the answers below that, so please don't look ahead! Good luck!
I would just like to say a big thank you for following this channel. I feel so blessed to be able to talk Tudor with you.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/SWf-aQpWios
1. King Henry VII united the Houses of Lancaster and York by marrying Elizabeth of York, but who was Elizabeth’s father?2. Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King Henry VII, died at this castle in April 1502.3. Robert Dudley, Elizabeth’s favourite, was Earl of this English city.4. Robert Dudley was married twice: to Amy Robsart and then to a woman Elizabeth I called the She-Wolf, what was her name?5. What was the name of Lady Jane Grey’s husband?6. This famous mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occultist and philosopher was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. What was his name?7. True or false: Mary I was 42 when she died on 17th November 1558?8. Elizabeth I was said to have been sitting under an oak tree on the estate of this place in 1558 when she was informed that she was queen.9. Henry VIII, Mary I and Elizabeth I were all born at this palace.10. In which battle did the Mary Rose sink on 19th July 1545?11. Edward VI’s council was led first by Edward Seymour, as Lord Protector, and then by another man as Lord President, who was the second leader?12. What was the name of the war between Scotland and England from 1543 to 1551 which aimed to make Scotland marry off Mary, Queen of Scots, to Henry VIII’s son Edward?13. Which Elizabethan playwright wrote Doctor Faustus, Tamburlaine and the Jew of Malta?14. This Protestant woman was illegally racked before being burned at the stake on 16th July 1546.15. This Tudor woman had a dog that she named Gardiner, after her enemy Bishop Stephen Gardiner, which she dressed in a vestment and processed around in “a mock parade” to humiliate the bishop.16. Bonus question (a point for each correct answer) – Mary Queen of Scots was married three times, can you name all 3 of her husbands?
---------------------Answers.... NO CHEATING!
1. Edward IV2. Ludlow Castle3. Leicester4. Lettice Knollys (or Devereux)5. Guildford Dudley6. Dr John Dee7. True!8. Hatfield House9. Greenwich Palace or the Palace of Placentia10. The Battle of the Solent11. John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland12. The Rough Wooing13. Christopher Marlowe14. Anne Askew15. Catherine Willoughby or Catherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk16. Francis (François II); Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, and James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
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Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
July 31 - A young Elizabeth writes to Catherine Parr
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 31st July 1544 and 1548, the future Queen Elizabeth I wrote letters to her stepmother, Catherine Parr.
The letters were written at very different times in Elizabeth's life, the first when Catherine was queen and Elizabeth had been separated from her for a while, and the second after Catherine had actually removed Elizabeth from her and Thomas Seymour's household.
Claire Ridgway, author of On This Day in Tudor History, shares Elizabeth's letters and explains the context.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
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Book recommendations: "Elizabeth" by David Starkey"; "Elizabeth I: Collected Works" ed. Leah S. Marcus, Mary Beth Rose, Janel Mueller.
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Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
July 30 - Reformers and Catholics executed on the same day!
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
What a confusing day it must have been for the citizens of London on 30th July 1540! For it was on this day in history, in the reign of King Henry VIII, that both Catholics and men of the reformed faith were executed in London. Crazy times indeed!
Find out more about why Thomas Abell, Edward Powell and Richard Fetherston, and Robert Barnes, William Jerome and Thomas Garrard, were executed in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
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Monday Jul 29, 2019
July 29 - Mary, Queen of Scots, gets married (again)
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, Sunday 29th July 1565, twenty-three-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, queen regnant of Scotland, married her second husband, nineteen-year-old Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, at Holyrood Palace.
In today's video, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, gives details of the wedding and how the marriage turned out. It wasn't happy for long!
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Sunday Jul 28, 2019
July 28 - Fifth time lucky for Henry VIII
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
On this day in Tudor history 28th July 1540, King Henry VIII tried his luck for a fifth time and married his former wife's maid of honour, the young Catherine Howard. Surely, she was the one!
In today's "on this day" talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares records of this marriage and also mentions another event that took place on the very same day - an execution.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/xXk0luHfeX4
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Saturday Jul 27, 2019
July 27 - Robert Dudley sends an invitation of Queen Elizabeth I
Saturday Jul 27, 2019
Saturday Jul 27, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 27th July 1588, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, wrote to his queen with an invitation. He was intent on keeping the queen, the woman he loved, out of harm's way.
Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, explains all in today's "on this day in Tudor history" talk.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/xeWJg9kven8
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Friday Jul 26, 2019
July 26 - Preparations for the Spanish Armada
Friday Jul 26, 2019
Friday Jul 26, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 26th July 1588, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, 4,000 men assembled at Tilbury Fort in an effort to prevent the Spanish Armada from travelling up the Thames and attacking London.
In today's "on this day in Tudor history" talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, explains what had led up to this day.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/N89PDhKj3Bk
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Thursday Jul 25, 2019
July 25 - Mary I gets married
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 25 July 1554, on the Feast of St James, Queen Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII by Catherine of Aragon, his first wife, married Philip of Spain, son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
The couple got married at Winchester Cathedral and Mary's Lord Chancellor, Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, officiated at the ceremony.
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares a contemporary account of Mary and Philip's wedding ceremony.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/289MSTDoZHA
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