August 6 - "Cruel was the fight"

On this day in Tudor history, 6th August 1549, the Crown's forces met the rebels of the Prayer Book Rebellion in another battle, the Battle of Clyst Heath.
 
Claire Ridgway, author and founder of the Tudor Society, shares an account of the battle of which Lord Grey said "he never, in all the wars that he had been, knew the like". Claire also explains what happened next in the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/IABiBMQ3ACs
 
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August 5 - Rebels defeated near to Exeter

On this day in Tudor history, 5th August 1549, during the reign of King Edward VI, son of King Henry VIII, the Battle of Clyst St Mary took place near Exeter, in Devon. It was part of the Prayer Book Rebellion, a rebellion against the religious measures of King Edward's government.
Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, explains what provoked this rebellion and what happened when the Crown's forces got to Clyst St Mary on this day in 1549.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/jK_lEDaLfD4
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July 6 - The king is dead, long live the queen!

On this day in Tudor history, 6th July 1553, fifteen-year-old King Edward VI died at Greenwich Palace leaving the throne to his cousin's eldest daughter, Lady Jane Grey.
 
Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", shares details of Edward's final illness and last days, his "Devise for the Succession", and Lady Jane Grey's reaction at being told that she was Edward's successor.
 
Another big event happened on this day in Tudor history, the execution of Sir Thomas More in 1535, so here is a link to read an article on that - https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/6-july-1535-sir-thomas-executed-tower-hill/ 
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/4UIMLCjf3e0

July 1 - An interesting marriage agreement and rough wooing!

On this day in Tudor history, 1st July 1543, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the Treaties of Greenwich were signed.
 
These treaties were between the kingdoms of Scotland and England, and, amongst other terms, was the agreement of a marriage between Prince Edward, the future King Edward VI, and Mary, Queen of Scots.
 
Scotland's subsequent rejection of the treaties led to a war known as the Rough Wooing - a great name!
 
In today's podcast, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", explains what these treaties were all about and what happened in the war known as the Rough Wooing, and why it was called that. You can get the book here: http://getbook.at/onthisday
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/0Xmp5ar3MkUMy video on the Battle of Ancrum Moor can be found at https://youtu.be/0Xmp5ar3MkU