2020-04
2020-04
Monday Apr 20, 2020
April 21 - The Philosopher's Stone offered to Elizabeth I
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 21st April 1581, alchemist Thomas Charnock was buried at Otterhampton in Somerset.
Charnock was obsessed with alchemy and claimed to have made the philosopher's stone, which he offered to Queen Elizabeth I in exchange for financial support.
Find out more about Thomas Charnock, his work on alchemy, and the philosopher's stone, 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/spVgXLThSug
Also on this day in Tudor history, 21st April 1509, King Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty on the English throne, died at Richmond Palace. He was succeeded by his son, Henry VIII. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/ngAH2vn7l40
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
April 20 - Lady Mary Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 20th April 1578, Lady Mary Keys (née Grey), sister of Lady Jane Grey and wife of Thomas Keys, died at her home in the parish of St Botolph without Aldgate, London.Like her sisters, Mary had a sad life. Her secret marriage led to Elizabeth I imprisoning her and her husband, and they never saw each other again.
Find out more about the tiny Mary who was described as "crook-backed", her marriage to a man who was said to be 6'8, and what happened to Mary and Thomas, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
Book recommendation: “The Sisters Who Would be Queen” by Leanda de Lisle.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/amBA9_Ifjno
Also on this day in Tudor history, 20th April 1534, Elizabeth Barton, the Nun of Kent, was executed for treason. Find out more about her, the visions she had concerning Henry VIII, and how she ended up being hanged, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/rJNeSRcqIg0
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
April 19 - Mary, Queen of Scots gets betrothed
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 19th April 1558, fifteen-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots and fourteen-year-old Francis, the Dauphin, son of King Henry II of France, were formally betrothed at the Louvre Palace in Paris.
This betrothal was just five days before their wedding and was a lavish affair, celebrated with a ball.
Find out more about the betrothal, the bride and groom, and arrangements for their 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/xgopU4Hx2dE
You can find out more about the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Dauphin, the future Francis II of France, in my video from 24th April last year which I’ll give you a link to - https://youtu.be/Xe3v6dVwwac Also on this day in history, 19th April 1587, Sir Francis Drake "singed the King of Spain's beard", as he called it, by attacking the Spanish fleet in the harbour of Cadiz. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/cGRGABOd_ss
Friday Apr 17, 2020
April 18 - Eustace Chapuys bumps into Anne Boleyn
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Ok, so they didn’t physically bump into each other, but on this day in Tudor history, 18th April 1536, just a month and a day before Anne Boleyn’s execution, imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys was manoeuvred unto a position where he was forced to pay reverence to Queen Anne Boleyn, the woman he referred to as “the concubine”. By paying her reverence, he was acknowledging her as queen, something that he had managed to avoid doing until now.
What happened and how did Chapuys get into this awkward position?
Find out in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History" and "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown".
Also on this day in Tudor history, 18th April 1587, the famous martyrologist John Foxe died at the age of around seventy. Foxe is known for his book “Actes and Monuments”, or Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, and you can find out more about him and his work in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/AZZFPmZ9l0k
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
April 17 - St Henry Walpole
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 17th April 1595, or according to some sources 7th April, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Jesuit Henry Walpole was hanged, drawn and quartered in the city of York. Walpole had been accused of three counts of treason.
Walpole felt that he'd been given a sign at the execution of Edmund Campion to carry on Campion's work, and, like Campion, his religious mission led him to his death.
Find out about the sign, what Walpole did, how he suffered awful torture, and about his sad end, 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/pbQl2QqzP0Q
Also on this day in Tudor history, 17th April 1554, a court case didn’t quite go as Queen Mary I wanted and the jurors ended up in prison. Find out what happened in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/4Vzg9fo8Zww
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
April 16 - A fortune from drinkable gold
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 16th April 1550, alchemist, apothecary and physician Francis Anthony was born, probably in London. He had a rather eventful life, being imprisoned on several occasions, and he made his fortune from his invention "aurum potabile", drinkable gold, which he claimed had amazing curative powers.
Find out more about Francis Anthony and why he ended up in prison in today's talk from Tudor history author, Claire Ridgway.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/UPf24CDIVTo
Also on this day in Tudor history, 16th April 1570, Gunpowder Plot conspirator Guy Fawkes was baptised in York. Find out more about him in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/RnNN-0feKgI
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
April 15 - Champion to kings and servant to queens
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 15th April 1545, Sir Robert Dymoke, champion at the coronations of Henry VII and Henry VIII, and a man who served in the households of Queens Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, died.
He had an interesting career and survived being suspected of involvement in the 1536 Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion.
Find out more about Sir Robert Dymoke, champion at the coronations of three kings, 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/h3_22JV1NJA
Also on this day in Tudor history, 15th April 1599, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was sworn in as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. It was the beginning of the end for him and you can find out why in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/qUWCwqudEzo
Monday Apr 13, 2020
April 14 - A Tudor magician who helped a countess get out of her marriage
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 14th April 1565, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, astrologer, astronomer, mathematician and magician, Edward Gresham, was born in Stainsford, Yorkshire.
Gresham is known for his treatise "Astrostereon" and his almanacs, but what's really interesting is his connection to a countess's annulment and a poisoning.
Find out more about Edward Gresham 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/bCsKi5sYp2M
Also on this day in Tudor history, 14th April 1578, Mary, Queen of Scots' third husband, James Hepburn, Duke of Orkney and 4th Earl of Bothwell, died at Dragsholm Castle in Denmark. He'd been held at the castle in appalling conditions and it was said that he'd gone insane. Find out more about him in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/XRU_nEsUxFw