2020-01
2020-01
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
January 31 - The great devil of all
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
On this day in history, 31st January 1606, Gunpowder Plot conspirators Thomas Winter, Ambrose Rookwood, Robert Keyes, and Guy Fawkes were executed for treason at the Old Palace Yard, Westminster.
Two of them cheated the executioner and crowd by leaping at the gallows, but they still had awful ends. Hear a contemporary account of their executions, including what they did and said, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several history books.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/iJPrsvrZpZ8
Also on this day in history, 31st January 1510, Queen Catherine of Aragon gave birth to a still-born daughter. Here is a link to last year’s video on that sad event. https://youtu.be/wFggNqmRtNc
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
January 30 - Four Gunpowder Plotters come to sticky ends
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
On this day in history, 30th January 1606, Gunpowder plotters Everard Digby, Robert Wintour, John Grant and Thomas Bates were executed for treason at St Paul’s Churchyard.
Find out how they came to this end and hear a contemporary account of their executions in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several history books.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/CKKlZTJJ-xE
Also on this day in Tudor history, 30th January 1554, rebel Thomas Wyatt the Younger and his men besieged Cooling Castle. Here is a link to Claire's video from last year to find out what happened. https://youtu.be/Kz6I6l5KP9w
You can find Claire at:
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Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
January 29 - Queen Anne Boleyn miscarries
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 29th January 1536, the same day that Catherine of Aragon was buried at Peterborough Abbey, Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII suffered a miscarriage.
Contemporary accounts state that she was around 3 1/2 months pregnant and that it was a boy.
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author on several books on Anne Boleyn, shares information given by the imperial ambassador on Anne Boleyn's miscarriage, including the gossip concerning the king and a certain Jane Seymour.
Claire goes into more detail on this miscarriage in her video “Did Anne Boleyn miscarry a deformed foetus?” - https://youtu.be/bNb473eMt8U
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/Lv50KI7VEFY
Also on this day in Tudor history, on the very same day, Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, was buried. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/ygTgkZn1t5I
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/
Monday Jan 27, 2020
January 28 - Elizabeth I, friend of the Ottoman Empire
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 28th January 1598, diplomat Edward Barton died of dysentery on the island of Heybeli Ada, in the Sea of Marmara, off the coast of Istanbul. Barton and his predecessor, William Harborne, had played key roles in Elizabeth I's alliance with the Ottoman Empire.
Elizabeth I had a good relationship with the Islamic World and it was something that was very important to her. Find out why Elizabeth reached out to the Ottomans in the 1580s, and just how the relationship worked, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".
Recommended reading: "This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World" - Jerry Brotton
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/jwCL0l-uONM
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 Jan 26, 2020
January 27 - The fate of the Gun Powder Plotters
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 27th January 1606, in the reign of King James I, the eight surviving conspirators of the November 1605 Gunpowder Plot were tried at Westminster for high treason.
Why is Claire talking about something that happened during the reign of King James I, in the Stuart period? Well, because the Gunpowder Plot actually had its origins in Elizabeth I’s reign.
Let Claire tell you more in today's talk.
Link to Gunpowder Plot video - https://youtu.be/RnNN-0feKgI
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/GB_mLLmSIBw
Also on this day in history, 27th January 1596, Sir Francis Drake died of dysentery in Portobelo harbour, Panama. Find out more in Claire's video from last year. https://youtu.be/LCgBJbxsDds
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
January 26 - Justice Spelman and Anne Boleyn's trial
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 26th January 1546, judge of assize and law reporter, Sir John Spelman, died.
Now, you may never have heard of Justice John Spelman, but his reports on the legal cases of people like Queen Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas More, Bishop John Fisher and Cardinal Thomas Wolsey have been very useful to historians - a wonderful resource.
Let Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books, tell you more about Sir John Spelman and what he had to say about Anne Boleyn's trial.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/euwJcKYh8Uk
Also on this day in Tudor history, 26th January 1554, Queen Mary I wrote to her half-sister, Elizabeth, summoning her to court and warning her about Wyatt's Rebellion. Find out how Elizabeth reacted in last year's video - https://youtu.be/XqC_xNf30RA
Friday Jan 24, 2020
January 25 - Bonfires, torches, bells ringing...
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Friday Jan 24, 2020
25th January is the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, an important day in Tudor times. It celebrated the conversion of Saul, a man known for his persecution of Christians, on the road to Damascus.
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", explains the background of the feast day and shares a contemporary account of how St Paul's Day was celebrated in the reign of Queen Mary I.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/fTxGWw2BqFc
St Paul's Day 1533 was the day of the official, but secret, marriage of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn at Whitehall Palace. I spoke about it in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/uxPoTtmOPOQ.
I mention Wyatt's Rebellion in this video and you can see my video on that at https://youtu.be/8P_Fhj7t8Bk
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
January 24 - Can jousting heal the problems between Englishmen and Spaniards?
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 24th January 1555, in the reign of Queen Mary I, a great joust was held at Westminster between English and the Spanish knights. It was one of the events planned by Philip of Spain, Queen Mary I's husband, to try and tackle the problems between Englishmen and Spaniards in London. Tensions had even led to violence and murder.
Find out more about the problems, and how King Philip tried to tackle them, 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/0bWU7BmVQc8
Also on this day in Tudor history, 24th January 1536, the forty-four-year-old King Henry VIII had a jousting accident at Greenwich Palace. Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/J7GPXEtMWow