2019-09
2019-09
Saturday Sep 21, 2019
September 21 - Robert Dudley's secret marriage
Saturday Sep 21, 2019
Saturday Sep 21, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, Sunday 21st September 1578, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, married Lettice Dereveux (née Knollys) in a secret marriage at his house. So secret was it that he only told his chaplain and his friends the day before.
Leicester was marrying the woman Elizabeth I had dubbed "the she-wolf", so he knew that his queen would not be happy.
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, gives details of this secret wedding along with some facts about the bride, Lettice Knollys.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/PkC3Y-pbuYA
You can find Claire at:
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https://www.tudorsociety.com
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Friday Sep 20, 2019
September 20 - Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 20th September 1486, King Henry VII's wife, Elizabeth of York, gave birth to the couple's first child at Winchester.
The baby was a boy and was baptised Arthur, named after the legendary King Arthur. There were high hopes for this boy and King Henry VII believed that his firstborn would be a powerful king who would bring a golden age to the country. Of course, things wouldn't go according to plan.
Find out more about Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, who was, of course, Catherine of Aragon's first husband, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/qYZLYzGU5NE
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
September 19 - Robert Glover and Cornelius Bungey, two of the Coventry Martyrs
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 19th September 1555, in the reign of the Catholic Queen Mary I, Protestants Robert Glover and Cornelius Bungey, were burned at the stake for heresy at a site in Little Park Street, Coventry. They were two of twelve martyrs burned in the city between 1511 and 1555.
Find out more about them and Glover's experience as he was taken to the site of execution in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/zgwbWZpMqUM
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com
https://www.tudorsociety.com
https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/
https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/
https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles
https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety
https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/
https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
September 18 - A victorious Henry VIII
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 18th September 1544, Henry VIII rode triumphantly through the streets of Boulogne after the French surrendered it to him.
This English victory came after the first siege of Boulogne of 1544 which saw the town "sore assaulted and so besieged with such abundance of great ordinance that never was there a more valianter assault made".
The French surrendered Boulogne on 13th September 1544 and King Henry VIII entered it and was given its keys by his good friend, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, on 18th September. England was victorious but his ally, the Holy Roman Emperor, wasn't behaving himself.
Find out more in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/lkaKQH7Gb8o
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com
https://www.tudorsociety.com
https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/
https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/
https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles
https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety
https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/
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Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
September 17 - A loyal courtier dies of plague
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 17th September 1563, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, courtier and soldier Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, died during an outbreak of the plague, which was rife in London that year and killed about 24% of London's citizens.
Manners served King Henry VIII, King Edward VI, Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I, so had a long and interesting career, which also saw him imprisoned at one point.
His tomb "is a reflection of the religious changes and turmoil of the period" and you can see photos of it at https://www.bottesfordhistory.org.uk/content/places/places-of-worship/st-marys-architecture-and-monuments/st-marys-bottesford-phase-v-ii-monument-to-henry-manners-2nd-earl-of-rutland
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/BL4FJYGMDXM
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com
https://www.tudorsociety.com
https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/
https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/
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Monday Sep 16, 2019
September 16 - Henry VIII and Catherine Howard get lots of money!
Monday Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 16th September 1541, King Henry VIII entered the city of York as part of his Northern Progress with his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
This was a chance for the people of the North to show their loyalty to their king and his consort, and to make up for rebelling against him. How could they do that? Well, by getting on their knees in submission and paying him lots of money.
Find out more about this progress and how the king ended up being humiliated too, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/ZSDN-C6D6ts
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com
https://www.tudorsociety.com
https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/
https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/
https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles
https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety
https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/
https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
September 15 - A Tudor taxman
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 15th September 1500, in the reign of King Henry VII, John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury, cardinal and Henry’s Lord Chancellor, died at Knole in Kent.
John Morton was not a very popular man with the English people due to his role in Henry VII's financial policies, although at least he died of plague rather than being executed like his colleagues, Empson and Dudley.
One tax rationale he's associated with is Morton's Fork, but was it really down to him?
Find out the answer and find out more about this Tudor taxman in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/A6s_7o5jMj4
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com
https://www.tudorsociety.com
https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/
https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/
https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles
https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety
https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/
https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
September 14 - Henry VIII the shrine destroyer
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Yes, on this day in Tudor history, 14th September 1538, a religious shrine which had stood since the early 12th century, was destroyed on the orders of King Henry VIII. The Shrine of Our Lady of Caversham was destroyed as part of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries.
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares contemporary accounts of the shrine's destruction, which included details of what was seized and sent to London.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/kIMSN1kR0t0
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com
https://www.tudorsociety.com
https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/
https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/
https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles
https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety
https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/
https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/