January 20 - Miles Coverdale dies after giving his best ever sermon

On this day in Tudor history, 20th January 1569, not long after he'd given the best sermon of his life, Bible translator and Bishop of Exeter, Miles Coverdale, died in London.
Coverdale is known for completing the first English translation of the whole Bible and for his work on "The Great Bible", which was put in every parish church in England. Find out more about this accomplished Tudor man 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/-RuTAU73WQg
Also on this day in Tudor history, 20th January 1557, Queen Mary I’s pensioners “did muster in bright harness” before her at Greenwich Park. Who were they and what happened? Find out in last year's talk - https://youtu.be/F-lzjLaztQ0

January 16 - Thomas Howard breaks his promise about Mary, Queen of Scots

On this day in Tudor history, 16th January 1572, Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, eldest son of the late Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, was tried and found guilty of treason at Westminster Hall.
 
Norfolk had promised Queen Elizabeth I that he would not get involved with Mary, Queen of Scots, ever again, but it was a promise that he just couldn't keep. Once again, he had become involved in a plot against Elizabeth I and in support of Mary, Queen of Scots. He wouldn't escape punishment this time.
 
Find out exactly what happened in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books.
 
Here's the link to Claire's video on Norfolk's execution - https://youtu.be/URsHZ5Iif1M
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/lGi8S6H3SVs
Also on this day in Tudor history, 16th January 1549, Edward VI's uncle, Thomas Seymour, was alleged to have broken into the King Edward VI’s apartments at Hampton Court Palace to kidnap the young King. You can find out exactly what happened in my video from last year - https://youtu.be/EPxknjmtU8Q
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January 13 - The Prince of Poets

On this day in Tudor history, 13th January 1599, Elizabethan poet and administrator in Ireland, Edmund Spenser, died in Westminster. He was described as "the prince of poets in his time" and is best known for his allegorical poem in praise of Elizabeth I, "The Faerie Queene".
 
But, did you know that he also upset William Cecil twice and that his most famous work is actually unfinished?
 
Find out more about Edmund Spenser 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/QmtPkSctg4c
 
Read Volume 1 of Spenser’s The Faerie Queene at https://archive.org/details/faeriequeene01spen/page/n6 
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 13th January 1547, poet and soldier, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, was tried at Guildhall, found guilty and sentenced to death. Find out why and what happened in my video from last year - https://youtu.be/x9oMnRRIY9g 
 
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January 12 - Elizabeth I goes to the Tower!

On this day in Tudor history, Thursday 12th January 1559, Queen Elizabeth I travelled by barge from Whitehall to the Tower of London to prepare for her coronation, which was due to take place on the 15th January.
Of course, her journey wasn't a low key one in a normal river barge, it was a lavish one with decorated barges, music and the usual artillery fire. Find out all about this river procession 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/zrFCkpxXDvU
Here are links to the videos mentioned:January 14 - Elizabeth I's coronation procession - https://youtu.be/qltgENLUJLkJanuary 15 - Elizabeth I's coronation - https://youtu.be/oejNK0u49qU 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 12th January 1510, Henry VIII jousted for the first time as king. He and his good friend, William Compton, jousted in disguise, and there was panic when one of them was injured. Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/paalH_oJQ8s

December 30 - Roger Ascham, Elizabeth I's tutor

On this day in Tudor history, 30th December 1568, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Roger Ascham, scholar and royal tutor, died. He was laid to rest in the St Stephen’s chapel of St Sepulchre without Newgate, London.
 
Ascham served as tutor to Princess Elizabeth, the future Elizabeth I, and is also responsible for the idea that Lady Jane Grey had abusive parents.
 
Find out more about Roger Ascham, his life and career, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/ww-k27C_G2k
 
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December 19 - A clash with a mob causes the death of an abbess

On this day in Tudor history, 19th December 1576, Katherine Palmer, Abbess of Syon, died in Mechelen in Belgium. Her death came just over a month after she had confronted a mob that had broken into her monastery.
 
Find out more about Abbess Katherine Palmer, how her order had ended up settling in Mechelen, and how her order is the only surviving pre-Reformation religious community in England today, in this 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/ssM_mwz_ccw
 
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December 13 - Sir Francis Drake sets off

On this day in Tudor history, 13th December 1577, pirate, sea captain, and explorer Sir Francis Drake finally left the port of Plymouth on his circumnavigation of the Globe.
 
Claire has spoken about this voyage and Drake's life and career in previous talks (see below), so today she shares a letter written by Drake to Sir Francis Walsingham. He really did have a wonderful way with words.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/k7xmAqIGWUw
 
September 26 - Sir Francis Drake, the Golden Hind and a whole lot of treasure - https://youtu.be/j8aQfsG7ZikJanuary 27 – Sir Francis Drake - https://youtu.be/LCgBJbxsDds 

December 11 - Robert Dudley's lover and mother of his son

 
On this day in history, 11th December 1608, one of Queen Elizabeth I’s former ladies and a lover of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. Her name was Douglas Sheffield (née Howard), Lady Sheffield, and she was the mother of Leicester's illegitimate son, Sir Robert Dudley.
 
Find out more about Douglas Sheffield, who claimed to be Leicester's legal wife, 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/rhP-Z89CbEg
 
You can find Claire at:
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