October 29 - "Strike, man strike!" - The end of Sir Walter Ralegh

On this day in history, 29th October 1618, in the reign of King James I, Elizabethan courtier, explorer, author and soldier, Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh, Rawley, Ralagh, Rawleigh) was executed in the Old Palace Yard at Westminster Palace.
 
Ralegh had led an eventful life. He'd been a favourite of Elizabeth I - except when he secretlymarried her lady, Bess Throckmorton - but had been imprisoned in the Tower of London on several occasions, he'd been accused of atheism at one point, had sailed to America and tried to establish a colony, he was knighted for his service in Ireland, and he was a poet too!
 
Find out all about Sir Walter Ralegh's colourful life in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".
 
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https://youtu.be/ISexLsnGKug
 
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October 23 - John Hopkins, Psalmodist and shepherd!

 
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd October 1570, John Hopkins, poet, psalmodist and Church of England clergyman, was buried at Great Waldingfield in Suffolk.
 
You've probably never heard of John Hopkins, but his versions of the Psalms were "the best-known English verses" in the late 16th and 17th century because they were sung in church by every member of society. 
 
He was a clergyman and psalmodist, but also appears to have been a shepherd of sheep, as well as men! Find out more in today's video 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/u0ofWSpm1_8
 
You can read at "The whole booke of Psalmes collected into Englysh metre by T. Starnhold, J. Hopkins, & others" at Early English Books - https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A13988.0001.001?view=toc
 
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October 22 - A Catholic baron who fled abroad

On this day in Tudor history, 22nd October 1577, Henry Parker, 11th Baron Morley and Roman Catholic exile, died in Paris. Morley had fled abroad in 1570 after refusing to subscribe to Elizabeth I's “Act of Uniformity” and after being implicated in the 1569 Rising of the North.
 
Find out more about this Tudor man, who was the nephew of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, and his rather interesting family, with their connections to the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots and the Gunpowder Plot, in today's video from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/7-AO5B-eZSQ
 
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October 17 - Sir Philip Sidney, Tudor poet, courtier and soldier

On this day in Tudor history, 17th October 1586, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the poet, courtier and soldier, Sir Philip Sidney, died as a result of an injury inflicted by the Spanish forces at the Battle of Zutphen in the Netherlands.
 
Sir Philip Sidney is known for his literary works, which include "Astrophel and Stella", which was inspired by his sweetheart, Lady Penelope Devereux, "The Arcadia” and “A Defense of Poetry.
 
Sidney was lucky to escape the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Paris, but was shot in the thigh at the Battle of Zupthen and died twenty-six days later.
 
You can read his work "Astrophel and Stella" at http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/sidney01.html and you can find out more about Philip Sidney in his The History of Parliament bio at https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/sidney-philip-1554-86
 
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https://youtu.be/fz6sVUKMBsM
 
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October 10 - Elizabeth I comes down with smallpox

On this day in Tudor history, 10th October 1562, twenty-nine-year-old Queen Elizabeth I was taken ill at Hampton Court Palace, with what was thought to be a bad cold. However, Elizabeth actually had smallpox.
 
It was thought that the queen would die, so there was panic over the succession, and it was at this point that Elizabeth chose Robert Dudley as "protector of the kingdom". However, Elizabeth I survived and went on to reign until her death in March 1603.
 
Elizabeth was nursed by her good friend, Mary Sidney, who also came down with smallpox and was badly disfigured by it. Find out more in Claire's video on her - https://youtu.be/OkBlboV2G8o
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/ohpybHXcxiM

October 7 - The man who helped Robert Dudley propose to Elizabeth I

On this day in Tudor history, 7th October 1577, author, poet, courtier and soldier George Gascoigne died in Stamford, Lincolnshire. 
 
Gascoigne was a gifted poet and was hired in 1575 by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to provide entertainment for Queen Elizabeth I's visit to Leicester's home, Kenilworth Castle. This was Leicester's last-ditch attempt at getting the queen to marry him and he hoped Gascoigne could help him.
 
Find out all about Gascoigne's masque, Zabeta, and what happened at Kenilworth, 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/-AaOpqjmAJY

September 29 - Elizabeth I tickles Robert Dudley while making him an earl!

On this day in Tudor history, 29th September 1564, Michaelmas, the queen’s favourite, Robert Dudley, was made Earl of Leicester and Baron Denbigh in front of the Scottish ambassador, Sir James Melville.
 
Elizabeth I made Dudley an earl so that he'd be suitable as a potential bridegroom for Mary, Queen of Scots, but she couldn't refrain from a display of affection during the ceremony, tickling him on the neck!
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", explains why Elizabeth I was prepared to marry her favourite off to Mary, Queen of Scots, what happened on this day in 1564, and what happened next.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/yljT1Qjod5U
 
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September 28 - Mary and Elizabeth travel to the Tower

On this day in Tudor history, 28th September 1553, thirty-seven-year-old Queen Mary I, daughter of King Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, travelled in a decorated barge to the Tower of London. She was accompanied by her half-sister, Elizabeth, daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn.
 
Mary was going to the Tower to prepare for her coronation, which was scheduled for 1st October 1553.
 
Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books, explains more in today's talk.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/N7ggywf__Rk
 
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