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:
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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 
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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/
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https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety 
https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/ 
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November 15 - The pope threatens Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 15th November 1532, a rather cross Pope Clement VII threatened King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn with excommunication.
 
Why? Well, because Henry VIII had defied the pope's instructions and previous threats, and gone his own way, setting aside Catherine of Aragon and living with Anne Boleyn. The pope was not impressed with this disobedient king.
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown", shares excerpts of the pope's letter, along with an explanation of the context and what happened next.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/E578mJ6f9Y0
 
You can see more examples of the pope getting exasperated with Henry in the following videos:
 
March 7 - The Pope threatens Henry VIII - https://youtu.be/Y-N3cSyx4dA
January 5 - Pope Clement VII and Henry VIII - https://youtu.be/culFjoE6dWw
July 11 - The Pope's had enough of Henry VIII! - https://youtu.be/WepPlD4RW60

November 14 - Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon get married (but not to each other)

On this day in Tudor history, 14th November and the Feast of St Erkenwald, there may have been two royal Tudor weddings. We know that Catherine of Aragon married Arthur, Prince of Wales, on 14th November 1501, but chronicler Edward Hall gives 14th November 1532 as the date of a secret wedding for King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Marquess of Pembroke, in Dover.
Let Claire Ridgway, author of The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown (and many other Tudor history books), tell you all about the weddings of Catherine of Aragon and Arthur Tudor, and Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/WJD7rGXLCUs

November 8 - King Henry VIII praises one wife while trying to marry another!

On this day in Tudor history, 8th November 1528, at Bridewell Palace, King Henry VIII made a rather strange public oration to “the nobility, judges and councillors and divers other persons” to explain his troubled conscience regarding the lawfulness of his marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares an extract from the king's speech, in which he praises Catherine of Aragon to the hilt even though he'd proposed to another woman, Anne Boleyn. Find out all about this strange situation!
Sources: Appendix C of George Cavendish's "The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey" edited by Richard S Sylvester, and Hall's Chronicle.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/QE78TDeh7VU
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