2019-10
2019-10
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
October 23 - John Hopkins, Psalmodist and shepherd!
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd October 1570, John Hopkins, poet, psalmodist and Church of England clergyman, was buried at Great Waldingfield in Suffolk.
You've probably never heard of John Hopkins, but his versions of the Psalms were "the best-known English verses" in the late 16th and 17th century because they were sung in church by every member of society.
He was a clergyman and psalmodist, but also appears to have been a shepherd of sheep, as well as men! Find out more in today's video 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/u0ofWSpm1_8
You can read at "The whole booke of Psalmes collected into Englysh metre by T. Starnhold, J. Hopkins, & others" at Early English Books - https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A13988.0001.001?view=toc
You can find Claire at:
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https://www.tudorsociety.com
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Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
October 22 - A Catholic baron who fled abroad
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd October 1577, Henry Parker, 11th Baron Morley and Roman Catholic exile, died in Paris. Morley had fled abroad in 1570 after refusing to subscribe to Elizabeth I's “Act of Uniformity” and after being implicated in the 1569 Rising of the North.
Find out more about this Tudor man, who was the nephew of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, and his rather interesting family, with their connections to the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots and the Gunpowder Plot, in today's video from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/7-AO5B-eZSQ
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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Monday Oct 21, 2019
October 21 - Henry VIII leaves Anne Boleyn behind in Calais..
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 21st October 1532, King Henry VIII left his sweetheart, Anne Boleyn, behind in Calais while he travelled to Boulogne to spend a few days at the French court with Francis I.
The kings were beautifully attired for their meeting and there was a bit of a bromance, with Henry calling Francis his "beloved brother" and Francis instructing his sons to be "loving always" to Henry. However, Anne Boleyn was disappointed with the situation and you can find out more in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, owner of the Anne Boleyn Files website and author of several Tudor history books.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/ZB8WUZlqYFY
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 20th October 1536, Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy, owner of Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire, yielded his castle to the rebels of the Pilgrimage of Grace. However, all was not as it seemed, as Darcy and others on the castle were actually sympathetic to the rebel cause.
Find out more about the situation at Pontefract Castle in October 1536, the letters Darcy wrote to King Henry VIII, and what happened on the night of 19th October and morning of 20th October, and why Darcy came to a sticky end, 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/cQH-uosxMZ0
For more on the Pilgrimage of Grace Rebellion, see:
October 4 - The Pilgrimage of Grace Rebellion is underway! - https://youtu.be/9WBhp2N3hKM
October 19 - Henry VIII gets tough on rebels - https://youtu.be/JV7qr-uC7MU
You can find Claire at:
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https://www.tudorsociety.com
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Saturday Oct 19, 2019
October 19 - Henry VIII gets tough on rebels
Saturday Oct 19, 2019
Saturday Oct 19, 2019
By this day in Tudor history, the Pilgrimage of Grace Rebellion in the north of England was well under way, and King Henry VIII had come to the decision that tough action was needed to put it down.
The king had refused to give in to the rebels' demands and they had refused to go back to their homes, so on 19th October 1536, the king wrote to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby, with instructions on what to do. The letters do not make for easy reading. This was the king at his most brutal. Examples were to be made of people, after all, these people were traitors to the Crown.
Awful.
Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, gives a recap of what the rebellion was about and then shares Henry VIII's letters.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/JV7qr-uC7MU
You can find Claire at:
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Friday Oct 18, 2019
October 18 - Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 18th October 1541, Margaret Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII and eldest daughter of King Henry VII, died of a stroke at Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. She was laid to rest at the Carthusian Priory of St John in Perth, which was later destroyed.
Margaret Tudor is a fascinating Tudor lady. She was sent to Scotland at 13 to marry King James IV, she was widowed, divorced and unhappily married, she fled to England at one point, and she was the mother of Lady Margaret Douglas, grandmother of Mary, Queen of Scots AND Lord Darnley, and great-grandmother of King James VI of Scotland (King James I of England). What a life she had!
Find out all about Margaret Tudor 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/4MyX4SfN5IE
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com
https://www.tudorsociety.com
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Thursday Oct 17, 2019
October 17 - Sir Philip Sidney, Tudor poet, courtier and soldier
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 17th October 1586, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the poet, courtier and soldier, Sir Philip Sidney, died as a result of an injury inflicted by the Spanish forces at the Battle of Zutphen in the Netherlands.
Sir Philip Sidney is known for his literary works, which include "Astrophel and Stella", which was inspired by his sweetheart, Lady Penelope Devereux, "The Arcadia” and “A Defense of Poetry.
Sidney was lucky to escape the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Paris, but was shot in the thigh at the Battle of Zupthen and died twenty-six days later.
You can read his work "Astrophel and Stella" at http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/sidney01.html and you can find out more about Philip Sidney in his The History of Parliament bio at https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/sidney-philip-1554-86
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/fz6sVUKMBsM
You can find Claire at:
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Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
October 16 - Oxford Martyrs Latimer and Ridley meet their ends
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Warning: John Foxe's account is pretty horrible.
On this day in Tudor history, 16th October 1555, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Protestants Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley were burned at the stake in Oxford for heresy. Along with Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, they have become known as the Oxford Martyrs.
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", gives an overview of Latimer and Ridley's career, and then shares an account of their burnings from John Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
"Every eye shed tears at the afflicting sight of these sufferers, who were among the most distinguished persons of their time in dignity, piety, and public estimation." John Foxe
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/tGs6BbntLTc
You can find Claire at:
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https://www.tudorsociety.com
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https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/
https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles
https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety
https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/
https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/