2020-03
2020-03
Monday Mar 30, 2020
March 31 - John Donne, the bell tolls for thee
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
On this day in history, 31st March 1631, the Tudor and Stuart metaphysical poet, satirist, lawyer and clergyman John Donne died.
Donne had an amazing career, going on voyages, serving as a royal chaplain and diplomat, and writing sermons, songs, satires and poetry, including an erotic poem, "The Flea".
Find out more about John Donne and hear some of his work in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".
Read more about John Donne and his work on the Poetry Foundation website - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/john-donne
Mediation 17 can be read at http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/donne/meditation17.php
The Flea can be read at https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2019/dec/09/poem-of-the-week-the-flea-by-john-donne
Also on this day in Tudor history, 31st March 1532, Henry VIII was left fuming after Friar William Peto likened him to King Ahab and Anne Boleyn to Queen Jezebel, and preached against his quest for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/fm1xJmzIyIA
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
March 30 - Thomas Cranmer and his protestation
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 30th March 1533, at the Passion Sunday service, Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury.
His consecration was not like those of others before him, however, because as well as making the usual oath promising to be faithful to the papacy and to denounce heretics, he also made a protestation to show that his oath would not conflict with his loyalty to King Henry VIII and his commitment to reforming the church. Hmmmm.... complicated.
Find out more 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/P78Iz-2dLVA
Other videos on Thomas Cranmer:
July 2 - 13 things you probably didn't know about Thomas Cranmer - https://youtu.be/hsz09DoX9oU September 12 - Thomas Cranmer is in big trouble! - https://youtu.be/GaDQduKl0nA December 4 - The beginning of the end for Thomas Cranmer - https://youtu.be/KRuycWXw1Jo March 21 - This unworthy right hand - The end of Thomas Cranmer - https://youtu.be/7P-aGWg92qk
Also on this day in Tudor history, 30th March 1558, Queen Mary I wrote her will. She did it because she believed that she was just about to give birth, and, obviously, childbirth was a risky process. Find out more about her will, and what happened with this “pregnancy”, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/LWrcLR61Kbo
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
March 29 - Children encourage John Laurence at his sad end
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 29th March 1555, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Protestant and former Dominican priest, John Laurence, was burned at the stake for heresy in Colchester.
At his burning, young children encouraged him with their prayers.
Find out more about his John Laurence's sad 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/ToYVgj9hQqI
Also on this day in Tudor history, 29th March 1551, Mary Dudley, eldest daughter of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, married Henry Sidney. Find out more about them, and also how Mary suffered so terribly with smallpox after nursing Queen Elizabeth I, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/OkBlboV2G8o
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com
https://www.tudorsociety.com
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Friday Mar 27, 2020
March 28 - The amazing Raphael
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
This day in history, 28th March 1483, is one of the dates out forward as the birthdate of Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, or Raphael as he is known, the Italian Renaissance artist and architect.
Did you know that Henry VII owned a piece of art by Raphael and that Henry VIII admired his work?
Find out a bit more about Raphael and see some of his beautiful works of art 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/S7eQEQttjWs
Also on this day in Tudor history, John Skip, Bishop of Hereford, and a man who’d served Anne Boleyn as her chaplain and almoner, died. Find out more about his time serving Queen Anne Boleyn and a controversial sermon he preached in 1536, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/yk_TxLMtiPM
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
March 27 - Arrangements are made for Prince Arthur to marry Catherine of Aragon
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 27th March 1489, the Treaty of Medina del Campo was signed between England and Spain. One part of it was the arrangement of the marriage between Arthur, Prince of Wales, and Catherine (or Catalina) of Aragon. It was signed by Spain on this day and ratified in 1490 by Henry VII.
Find out more about this treaty and the betrothal and marriages (yes, plural!) of Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, and Catherine of Aragon 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/ivJa_K_8dh0
Also on this day in Tudor history, 27th March 1555, nineteen-year-old apprentice William Hunter was burned at the stake for heresy after being caught reading a Bible in church. Yep! Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/nItFisCuqFU
You can find Claire at:
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Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
March 26 - Robert Carey and his eventful ride to King James
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
On this day in history, late on 26th March 1603, two days after the death of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Robert Carey arrived at Holyrood in Edinburgh, Scotland, to inform King James VI that Queen Elizabeth I was dead and that James was now king.
It took Carey just two days to get from London to Scotland, and he had an accident on the way, but it was all worth it. Find out about his journey and what happened in today's "on this day in Tudor history" talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books.
Robert Carey’s memoirs can be read at https://archive.org/details/memoirsrobertca00orregoog/page/n11/mode/2up
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/dTyL66lKqMo
Also on this day in Tudor history, 26th March 1609, John Dee, astrologer, mathematician, alchemist, spy, philosopher, geographer and adviser to Elizabeth I, died. Find out more about this fascinating man in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/A5hy__pKZuQ
You can find Claire at:
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https://www.tudorsociety.com
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https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/
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Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
March 25 - Margaret Clitherow, the Pearl of York, and her awful end
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 25th March 1586, Good Friday and also Lady Day, the Feast of the Annunciation, Catholic martyr Margaret Clitherow (née Middleton), known as “the Pearl of York”, was pressed to death at the toll-booth on Ouse Bridge in York, under 7 or 8 hundredweight. She was executed for harbouring Catholic priests.
Warning - Claire shares an eye-witness account from Margaret's confessor and it gets quite graphic towards the end.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/8RKxaGc4sHE
25th March, Lady Day, was the start of the calendar year in Tudor times. Here's a link to last year’s video - https://youtu.be/73k_gqClpFQ
Monday Mar 23, 2020
March 24 - Robert Rich and Penelope Devereux, an unhappy marriage
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
On this day in history, 24th March 1619, Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick, Tudor nobleman and politician, died at his London home, Warwick House in Holborn. He was laid to rest at Felsted Church in Essex.
Rich was an incredibly wealthy man and a good catch for Penelope Devereux, sister of the Earl of Essex, but their marriage was unhappy and she had an affair. Find out more about Rich and his marriage 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/ublAOK57VeA
Also on this day in Tudor history, 24th March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I died and King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England. Find out more about Elizabeth’s death in last year’s video, which I’ll give you a link to. https://youtu.be/9DNLNzDijSE
You can find Claire at:
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