April 11 - Victory for Anne Boleyn, finally!

On this day in Tudor history, 11th April 1533, Good Friday, King Henry VIII informed his council that Anne Boleyn, the woman he'd married in January 1533, was his rightful wife and queen, and should be accorded royal honours.
 
Finally, things were going right for the couple, who had been waiting for this moment since 1527.
 
Find out more about what had led Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn to this point, and why they thought that the Great Matter would be sorted out much quicker, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of The Anne Boleyn Files website.
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 11th April 1534, Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger was beheaded for treason. Why? What had led him to this sticky end? Find out in last year's video - https://youtu.be/HCKNH7_NFsU
 
Timeline - https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/a-timeline-of-anne-boleyns-relationship-with-henry-viii-from-1528-1533/ 
 
Series of articles on Holbein's The Ambassadors:https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/holbeins-the-ambassadors-a-renaissance-puzzle-part-one-context/6516/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/holbeins-the-ambassadors-a-renaissance-puzzle-part-two-symbols/6532/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/holbeins-the-ambassadors-a-renaissance-puzzle-part-three-jupiter-and-change/6600/ 
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/3m9MnNczwzY

March 17 - Alexander Alesius and his terrifying vision of Anne Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 17th March 1565, Scottish theologian and Reformer Alexander Alesius (also known as Ales, Aless), died in either Leipzig or Edinburgh.
 
Alesius wrote a huge number of theological works, was friends with reformers Philip Melancthon and Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, but had a row with the Bishop of London at one point.
 
Let Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", tell you a bit more about Alexander Alesius and also a terrifying vision or nightmare he experience in the early hours of 19th May 1536, the day of Queen Anne Boleyn's execution.
 
Here's a link to see a list of works by Alesius - http://www.prdl.org/author_view.php?s=0&limit=20&a_id=27
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/fj6N4BEMoYc
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 17th March 1554, Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth I, stalled her arrest by writing her famous Tide Letter. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/oendk0s7eEs 

February 4 - Mary Boleyn gets married

 
On this day in Tudor history, Saturday 4th February 1520, Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, got married to William Carey in the Chapel Royal at Greenwich Palace, in a service attended by King Henry VIII.
 
Find out more about Mary Boleyn and William Carey in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several books on the Boleyn family.
 
Here is a link to Claire's Mary Boleyn Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLepqWJ7TpkrKSxTbgPHf6SjqFnqv_-pQ-
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/d4C2oGQNfCs
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, the first English Protestant martyr was burned in the reign of Queen Mary I. His name was John Rogers. Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/5FMzvIhxasM 
 
You can find Claire at:
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January 29 - Queen Anne Boleyn miscarries

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
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January 26 - Justice Spelman and Anne Boleyn's trial

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

January 15 - The death of Catherine Carey (Knollys), daughter of Mary Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 15th January 1569, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Catherine Knollys (née Carey), wife of Sir Francis Knollys, daughter of Mary Boleyn, and cousin of the queen, died at Hampton Court Palace. She was about 45 years old.
 
Sadly, Queen Elizabeth I had kept Catherine and her beloved husband, Sir Francis Knollys, apart during Catherine's final day.
 
Find out more about Catherine's final days, the queen's cruelty, Francis's frustration, and Catherine's lavish burial, which was paid for by the queen, 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/LPq30SRVnes
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 15th January 1559, Elizabeth I, daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was crowned queen at Westminster Abbey. Here is the link to my talk on the coronation - https://youtu.be/oejNK0u49qU
 
You can find Claire at:
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December 23 - Nicholas Udall and the White Falcon

On this day in Tudor history, 23rd December 1556, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Nicholas Udall (Yevedale), schoolmaster, cleric, humanist and playwright, was buried at St Margaret's, Westminster. 
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", introduces this Tudor man and also shares a ballad he wrote for Queen Anne Boleyn's coronation celebrations in 1533. His ballad was about Anne Boleyn's falcon badge and how it related to the queen.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/22JA60AlzA8
 
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 
https://www.tudorsociety.com
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November 30 - Henry VIII gets told off by Catherine of Aragon AND Anne Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 30th November 1529, the feast of St Andrew, Henry VIII was reproached by the two women in his life: his wife, Catherine of Aragon, and the woman he wanted to marry, Anne Boleyn. 
 
Catherine of Aragon was not impressed by the way her husband was treating her, and Anne Boleyn didn't like the fact that the king was letting Catherine get the upper hand. They both told the king exactly what they thought. It was not a good day for King Henry VIII.
 
Find out exactly what happened with Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn on this day in 1529, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of The Anne Boleyn Files and author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown".
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/eJGHWFhX_Tg
 
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/