September 23 - Bishop taken ill while preaching

On this day in Tudor history, 23rd September 1571, after being taken ill while preaching a sermon in Lacock, Wiltshire, forty-nine-year-old John Jewel, Bishop of Salisbury, died at Monkton Farleigh Manor. He was laid to rest in Salisbury Cathedral.
 
Not many people have heard of John Jewel, but he had an interesting life which spanned the reigns of King Henry VIII, Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I and Elizabeth I - time of religious change. He was a clergyman, a Protestant exile, a theologian and bishop, and someone who spoke up for what he believed.
 
Find out more about John Jewel, Bishop of Salisbury in Queen Elizabeth I's reign, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
 
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August 30 - Little Mary Seymour, a Tudor mystery

 
On this day in Tudor history, 30th August 1548, Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager (sixth wife of King Henry VIII) and wife of Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, gave birth to a healthy daughter at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire. Thomas and Catherine named the little girl Mary after her godmother, the future Queen Mary I.
 
Lady Mary Seymour would soon be orphaned, and by the age of two she had disappeared from the records. What happened to Mary Seymour? 
 
Claire Ridgway, founder of the  Tudor Society, talks about the various theories regarding Mary Seymour's fate. What a Tudor mystery!
 
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August 28 - Mary defies Edward VI

On this day in Tudor history, 28th August 1551, the thirty-five-year-old Mary, future Mary I, received a visit from a delegation of men sent by her half-brother, thirteen-year-old King Edward VI.
Mary was being defiant and disobedient. She was ignoring her half-brother's orders and was breaking the laws of the land. What was she doing? She was continuing to celebrate the Catholic Mass in her household.
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", explains exactly what happened on this day in 1551, drawing on the report that the delegation gave to the king and his council. It gives us a wonderful insight into the pre-accession Mary I and her character.
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August 27 - The Battle of Dussindale

On this day in Tudor history, 27th August 1549, the Battle of Dussindale took place near Norwich, in East Anglia. It ended Kett’s Rebellion once and for all.
Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", explains what happened on that day in 1549 and what happened to the rebels who survived the battle.
To find out more about Kett's Rebellion, see Claire's August 25 video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKq4MyLj-KM
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August 25 - Kett's Rebellion causes trouble

On this day in Tudor history, 25th August 1549, Robert Kett and his rebels launched an attack on the south side of Norwich and burned a number of buildings.
 
Kett's Rebellion lasted from July 1549 until the Battle of Dussindale on 27th August 1549, but what was it all about? What were the rebels' grievances?
 
Find out more about this rebellion in the reign of King Edward VI in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
 
Mr Worn and Miss Cust’s excellent blog article on the rebellion can be found at http://rebellionsa2.blogspot.com/2009/11/ketts-rebellion-1549.html 
 
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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.
 
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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.
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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/ 
 
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