September 29 - A papal legate arrives for Henry VIII's annulment case

On this day in Tudor history, 29th September 1528, the papal legate, Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio, landed at Dover on the Kent coast.
 
Campeggio and Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, who had been appointed the pope's vice-regent, were given the task of hearing Henry VIII's case for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
 
Find out more about what happened when next, what happened at the special legatine court, and how Henry ended up waiting for his annulment for a few more years, 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/LfHyLWTOcCI
 
Also 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! Why was Elizabeth prepared to marry her favourite off to Mary? Find out in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/yljT1Qjod5U 

September 13 - Tudor poet John Leland

On this day in Tudor history, 13th September 1503, poet and antiquary John Leland was born.Leland is known for his Latin poems and his antiquarian writings which included a defence of the history of King Arthur, which he presented to Henry VIII and his notes on his travels around England and Wales.
 
Leland also wrote verses for Queen Anne Boleyn's coronation procession and was a royal chaplain. He had a very sad end, though, suffering some kind of mental breakdown and going mad.
 
Find out more about John Leland, his life and works, 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/EpGiqFkJZvs
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 13th September 1520, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and Queen Elizabeth I's chief advisor, was born in Bourne in Lincolnshire. Find out more about the man Elizabeth I called her “spirit”, his court career, personal life, and his words of wisdom, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/q6YJKcWlPcQ 

September 4 - A marriage is agreed between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves

On this day in Tudor history, 4th September 1539, William, Duke of Cleves, signed the marriage treaty promising his sister, Anne of Cleves, in marriage to King Henry VIII. 
Anne would, of course, become Henry VIII's fourth wife.
Find out all about the marriage agreement and its terms, and what happened next, 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/WPs_rlPhg8I
Also on this day in Tudor history, 4th September 1588, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, died at Cornbury while on his way to Buxton to take the waters for his health. The death of her favourite, and the man that is considered to be her 'true love', was a devastating blow to Elizabeth I and her reaction to the news shows just how much she loved her "sweet Robin". Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/BlUicDYZI7s 

August 17 - Henry VIII's Latin secretary dies of sweating sickness

 
On this day in Tudor history, 17th August 1517, Italian humanist scholar, cleric and poet, Andreas Ammonius died in London from sweating sickness. He was laid to rest at St Stephen's, Westminster. 
 
Ammonius had also served Henry VIII as his Latin secretary and was a great friend of the famous humanist scholar, Erasmus. Find out more about Ammonius and the sweating sickness epidemic which caused his death in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".
 
What was sweating sickness? - https://youtu.be/qwSjvIixzP8
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/l4tC71oohqw
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 17th August 1510, King Henry VII's former chief administrators, Sir Edmund Dudley and Sir Richard Empson, were beheaded on Tower Hill as traitors even though they had served the former king loyally. What happened? Why were these two advisors executed by their former master's son? Find out in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/2Up3Dpp2mIk 
 
 

July 28 - A botched execution for Thomas Cromwell

On this day in Tudor history, 28th July 1540, the same day that Henry VIII married Catherine Howard, Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, the king’s former chief advisor, was beheaded on Tower Hill having been found guilty of corruption, heresy and treason.
 
Find out about Cromwell's botched execution and his execution speech 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/vPSl-CrGg4g
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 28th July 1540, the very same day, Henry VIII married for a fifth time, marrying Catherine Howard. You can find out more about that in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/xXk0luHfeX4

July 25 - A fool gets into big trouble

On this day in Tudor history, 25th July 1535, the Feast of St James, Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador wrote about a furious King Henry VIII who’d apparently been nearly driven to commit murder!
What had angered the king? Well, it involved Henry VIII's fool and some foolish name-calling. Find out more in today's talk from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/QPDa1fnBQqw
 
Links to related videos:
Tudor Court Fools - https://youtu.be/nyy_ZaBsqps Sir Nicholas Carew - https://youtu.be/jRx9pKlmABQ 
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 25th July 1554, Queen Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII by Catherine of Aragon, his first wife, married Philip of Spain, son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. The couple got married at Winchester Cathedral and Mary's Lord Chancellor, Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, officiated at the ceremony. Find out more about their wedding in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/289MSTDoZHA

July 5 - Sir Thomas More's last letter

On this day in Tudor history, 5th July 1535, Henry VIII’s former Lord Chancellor and good friend, Sir Thomas More, wrote his final letter.
 
More's last letter was addressed to his beloved daughter Margaret (Meg) Roper and it was written in coal. It is a touching letter and includes instructions and messages for other members of the family.
 
In today's talk, historian Claire Ridgway shares Sir Thomas More's letter and gives details on the people mentioned, along with explaining the meaning of the algorism stone.
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 5th July 1589, three Essex women were hanged at Chelmsford, Essex, after being found guilty of murder by witchcraft. Find out how these women came to be accused of witchcraft and why they were hanged in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/hpmkvJyc6x8 

June 25 - Prince Henry (Henry VIII) gets betrothed

 
On this day in Tudor history, 25th June 1503, the nearly twelve-year-old Henry, Prince of Wales, eldest surviving son of King Henry VII, got betrothed to seventeen-year-old Catherine of Aragon at the Bishop of Salisbury’s palace in Fleet Street, London.
 
But why did it take them until 1509 to get married? What happened? 
 
Find out about their betrothal and their subsequent break-up 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQo1HIcSVtg
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 25th June 1533, Mary Tudor, former Queen of France, wife of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and sister of King Henry VIII, died at her home in Suffolk. She was just thirty-seven years old. You can find out more about Mary’s ill-health, her death and funeral, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/owq8B02Tzig
 
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