March 4 - William Bullokar and his 40-letter alphabet

 
On this day in history, 4th March 1609, Tudor spelling reformer and grammarian William Bullokar died at Chichester in West Sussex. 
 
William Bullokar is known for writing the first grammar book of English, the "Pamphlet for Grammar", and for his work reforming the alphabet to improve literacy. Find out more about him and what he did in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".
 
Link to read “Bullokar’s booke at large, for the amendment of orthographie for English speech” - https://archive.org/details/bullokarsbookeat00bull/page/n6/mode/2up 
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
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Also on this day in Tudor history, 4th March 1522, at the court of Henry VIII, the Chateau Vert pageant took place. Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn were two of the participants in this lavish pageant, and you can find out all about it in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/ChANxD0evtM
 
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March 2 - Sir Thomas Bodley and the Bodleian Library

 
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd March 1545, scholar, diplomat and founder of the Bodleian Library, Sir Thomas Bodley, was born in Exeter. 
 
Sir Thomas Bodley served as a diplomat in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, but he is most known for his re-founding of Oxford University Library and the Bodleian Library, and all the work he did on it. Find out all about him and his library in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
 
The Bodleian Library is world famous and you can have a virtual tour of this Oxford landmark in this video - https://youtu.be/TRscTmxMkfs
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 2nd March 1522, there was a Shrovetide joust with the theme of unrequited love at the court of Henry VIII. You can find out more about this joust, and whether it had anything to do with Mary Boleyn, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/PEK-M0CLInA 
 
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February 29 - Elizabeth I's "white gift" and "little black husband"

On this day in Tudor history, 29th February 1604, John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, died at at Lambeth Palace, the archbishop’s palace in London. He was the last Archbishop of Canterbury in Queen Elizabeth I's reign, and the queen called him her "white gift" and her "little black husband".
 
He is known for his religious disagreement, but also had a real heart for the poor. Find out more about Archbishop John Whitgift in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author on "On This Day in Tudor History".
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5lYNqM2RdM
Also on this day in Tudor history, 29th February 1528, Scotland’s first Protestant martyr was burned to death – theologian Patrick Hamilton. See last year’s video for 28th and 29th February - https://youtu.be/UBeu4Gz9CNM
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February 27 - The ends of three Catholics at Tyburn

 
On this day in Tudor history, 27th February 1601, Benedictine monk Mark Barkworth (also known by the alias Lambert), Jesuit Roger Filcock, and widow Anne Line were executed at Tyburn.
 
Barkworth and Filcock had been found guilty of treason for being priests and were given the full traitor's death, i.e. they were hanged, drawn and quartered. Anne Line was sentenced to death for harbouring a priest and was hanged. 
 
Find out more about these Catholics, who were victims of Queen Elizabeth I's legislation against Jesuits, 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/zsUSrhyWnwA
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 27th February 1545, the Battle of Ancrum Moor, part of the War of the Rough Wooing, took place near Jedburgh in Scotland. Find out all about it in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/LMEowRAmMns 
 
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February 25 - Elizabeth I is excommunicated

On this day in Tudor history, 25th February 1570, Pope Pius V issued the papal bull “Regnans in Excelsis”. This bull not only excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I, it also freed her Catholic subjects from their allegiance to her and called on the English people to disobey her orders, mandates and laws. It threatened excommunication for those who did obey her.
 
It put Elizabeth I in danger and it put Catholics in an impossible situation.
 
Find out more about the bull and its impact in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".
 
Read the bull of excommunication at https://www.papalencyclicals.net/pius05/p5regnans.htm 
 
Book recommendation - “God’s Traitors: Terror & Faith in Elizabethan England” by Jessie Childs.
 
You can find out more about the Ridolfi Plot in Claire's video - https://youtu.be/_7WjajdaFRw 
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/sS__T7HLURM
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 25th February 1601, Elizabeth I's former favourite, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex was executed by beheading. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/lQ0nFNgD74s

February 24 - Katherine Howard, Elizabeth I's good friend

On this day in Tudor history, 24th February 1603, Katherine Howard (née Carey), Countess of Nottingham, died at Arundel House. 
 
Katherine was a close friend of Queen Elizabeth I and it is thought that grief over her friend's death had a major impact on the queen's own health, for she died just a month later.
 
Find out who Katherine was, how she rose to be the queen's good friend, and also hear about a myth associated with her 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/qvwXYt0kYos
Also on this day in history, 24th February 1500, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, was born. Hear some Charles V facts in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/-QVYrBtojOs
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February 23 - Job Throckmorton, a colourful and lucky character

On this day in Tudor history, 23rd February 1601, religious pamphleteer and Member of Parliament, Job Throckmorton, was buried at Haseley in Warwickshire.
 
Job was known for his alleged involvement in the "Marprelate Controversy", a pamphlet war, and also for his colourful Parliamentary speeches, which nearly got him into trouble. He was lucky to escape imprisonment and worse!
 
Find out more about Job Throckmorton 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/URAyKk4Qodw
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 23rd February 1554, Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, father of Lady Jane Grey, was beheaded. Find out more about what led him to his end, and also hear a story about his mummified head, in last year's video - https://youtu.be/xkyb5qTHSBU
 
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February 19 - The Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse

On this day in Tudor history, 19th February 1592, the Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan play house built by Philip Henslowe, was opened on Bankside in London.
 
Plays performed at the theatre included Shakespeare’s “Henry VI Part 1” and “Titus Andronicus”, Kyd’s “Spanish Tragedy”, and Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus”, “The Jew of Malta” and “Tamburlaine the Great”. But, unfortunately, the Rose Theatre was abandoned by 1605.
 
Find out more about the Rose Theatre in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
 
Documentary on the Rose Theatre - https://youtu.be/fMadA49qRlARose Theatre website - http://www.rosetheatre.org.uk/ 
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/l-Xh1-cUads
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 19th February 1547, King Edward VI had his coronation procession through the streets of London. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/UwabU2pySns 
 
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