2020-03
2020-03
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
March 13 - A young horse causes the death of an old earl
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 13th March 1540, sixty-eight year-old Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex, died after suffering a broken neck in a horse-riding accident. Chronicler Charles Wriothesley recorded: "the Earl of Essex, riding a young horse, by misfortune cast him and brake his neck at his place in Essex, which was great pity."
Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex, was related to the royal family and served both Henry VII and Henry VIII. Find out more about this Tudor man 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/U8HrJwKWpH0
Also on this day in Tudor history, 13th March 1601, Henry Cuffe and Sir Gelly Meyrick were hanged at Tyburn for their part in the disastrous Essex's Rebellion of February 1601. You can find out more about them and what happened in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/igmANyHYDTw
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Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
March 12 - The hidden remains of a treacherous monk
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 12th March 1537, Cistercian monk William Haydock of Whalley Abbey, Lancashire, was hanged for treason at Whalley.
Haydock's abbey had been implicated in the 1536 Pilgrimage of Grace Rebellion, so Henry VIII wanted the abbey punished. Find out more about Whalley Abbey's part in the rebellion, how Haydock and several other monks were punished, and what exactly happened to William Haydock's remains, 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/evs7ZvC2OoE
Also on this day in Tudor history, 12th March 1539, Thomas Boleyn, father of Queen Anne Boleyn died at Hever Castle in Kent. Here's a link to last year’s video to find out more about Thomas’s death, resting place, and also what happened to him after the executions of his children, Anne and George, in May 1536 - https://youtu.be/KhiuvNMUiyY
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
March 11 - William Warner, our English Homer
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
On this day in history, 11th March 1609, Tudor poet and lawyer William Warner was buried at the Church of St John the Baptist at Great Amwell in Hertfordshire.
Not many people today have heard of William Warner, but he was a well-respected and well-known poet in the Tudor era and even described as "our English Homer". He is known for his huge poem, "Albion's England, or, Historicall Map of the same Island".
Find out more about this poet in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".
Here's a link to read Warner’s work “Albion’s England” for yourself - https://archive.org/details/albionsenglandco00warn/page/n8/mode/2up
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/oFCIFbDA3Cg
Also on this day in history, 11th March 1611, poet, diplomat and member of Parliament, Giles Fletcher the Elder, died in London. In last year’s video, I shared his wonderful deathbed speech so do check out that video. https://youtu.be/91dsiYAHuEE
You can find Claire at:
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Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 10th March 1513, magnate John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, died at his home at Castle Hedingham in Essex.
Oxford was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses and played an important role in the Battle of Bosworth Field. As Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, talks about his life and career, you'll see just how complicated this civil war was.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/T1gRn3pz2AA
Also on this day in Tudor history, 10 March 1524, King Henry VIII suffered a jousting accident. Find out exactly what happened in last year's video - https://youtu.be/EHgU6KxiVAU
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 9th March 1589, Lady Frances Radcliffe, Countess of Sussex, and wife of Sir Thomas Radcliffe, Lord Fitzwalter and 3rd Earl of Sussex, died at her home in Bermondsey.
Frances is known for being the benefactor of Cambridge University's Sidney Sussex College, but there is much more to her than that. Her enemies even turned her husband and Queen Elizabeth I against her at one point!
Find out all about Frances Radcliffe (née Sidney) 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/SPyMoYQ7kLQ
Also on this day in history, 9th March 1566, a pregnant Mary, Queen of Scots witnessed the murder of her private secretary, David Rizzio, by a gang of assassins led by her husband, Lord Darnley. Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/xrry1M7NC70
You can find Claire at:
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https://www.tudorsociety.com
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Saturday Mar 07, 2020
March 8 - Henry VIII receives a leopard
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 8th March 1516, Sir John Wiltshire wrote to King Henry VIII from the English territory of Calais warning him that a couple of gifts were on their way to the king from the Duke of Ferrara. The gifts were a course (a horse) and a "lebard" (a leopard or lion).
Exotic animal gifts were all the rage in the medieval and Tudor period and were the reason why there was a royal menagerie at the Tower of London.
Find out more about some of these animal gifts 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/SdGY8OHBS6A
Also on this day in Tudor history, 8th March 1539, former royal favourite Sir Nicholas Carew was beheaded for treason at Tower Hill. Find out more about why he fell from grace in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/jRx9pKlmABQ
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com
https://www.tudorsociety.com
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https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety
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Friday Mar 06, 2020
March 7 - The Great Comet
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
This day in Tudor history, 7th March 1556, was one of the days on which the Great Comet, or the Comet of Charles V, was seen and recorded by Paul Fabricius, mathematician and physician at the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Find out all about the Great Comet of 1556, what it looked like and how Emperor Charles V saw it as an ominous portent 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/acdhc-kzXnM
Also on this day in Tudor history, 7th March 1530, Pope Clement VII threatened to excommunicate Henry VIII if he married again. Find out all about that in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/Y-N3cSyx4dA
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
March 6 - The Dissolution of the Monasteries
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 6th March 1536, King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries began when the “Act for the Suppression (or Dissolution) of the Lesser Monasteries” was introduced into the Reformation Parliament.
The Dissolution of the Monasteries had a major impact on England and her people, but was of great benefit to the king, his nobles and the gentry. Find out what happened, why and its impact in this talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society and Anne Boleyn Files.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/aELw2ss-xM8
Also on this day in Tudor history, 6th March 1492, scholar and humanist Juan Luis Vives was born. He advised Catherine of Aragon on Princess Mary’s education. Find out all about what he advised in last year’s video. https://youtu.be/B18CK9M_glg