December 3 - Henry VIII pardons rebels

 
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd December 1536, a proclamation was made to the rebels of the Pilgrimage of Grace offering them a pardon.
 
Yes, Henry VIII was offering the rebels "free pardons" for their rebellion against him, his advisors and his religious measures.
 
In today's "on this day in Tudor history", Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books, reminds us what the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion was about and how, even though a free pardon was offered, prominent rebels ended up being executed.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/4S_zCy-NMqU
 
You can find out more about the rebellion in Claire's video from 4th October - https://youtu.be/9WBhp2N3hKM
 
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November 30 - Henry VIII gets told off by Catherine of Aragon AND Anne Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 30th November 1529, the feast of St Andrew, Henry VIII was reproached by the two women in his life: his wife, Catherine of Aragon, and the woman he wanted to marry, Anne Boleyn. 
 
Catherine of Aragon was not impressed by the way her husband was treating her, and Anne Boleyn didn't like the fact that the king was letting Catherine get the upper hand. They both told the king exactly what they thought. It was not a good day for King Henry VIII.
 
Find out exactly what happened with Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn on this day in 1529, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of The Anne Boleyn Files and author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown".
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/eJGHWFhX_Tg
 
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November 29 - Cardinal Wolsey cheats the executioner

On this day in Tudor history, 29th November 1530, at around 8 o’clock in the morning, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Henry VIII’s former Lord Chancellor, died at the Abbey of St Mary de Pratis, Leicester.
 
Cardinal Wolsey, who was in his fifties, cheated the executioner by dying a natural death while on his way to London to answer charges of treason. He surely would have been tried and executed had he reached the capital.
 
Find out about Cardinal Wolsey's death, and who ended up being buried in the sarcophagus he'd had commissioned, in today's talk from Tudor history author Claire Ridgway.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/KtVsZbo9RWs
 
You can find out more about his downfall and arrest in the November 4th video - https://youtu.be/vyZgnO32sNE
 
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November 18 - Cuthbert Tunstall, an imprisoned bishop

On this day in Tudor history, 18th November 1559, eighty-five-year-old Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, died while in the custody of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth Palace.
Cuthbert Tunstall had an amazing career which spanned the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I, and he was imprisoned in two of those monarchs' reigns. In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, gives an overview of this bishop's interesting life and career.  
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/zChSizjHXWg

November 15 - The pope threatens Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 15th November 1532, a rather cross Pope Clement VII threatened King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn with excommunication.
 
Why? Well, because Henry VIII had defied the pope's instructions and previous threats, and gone his own way, setting aside Catherine of Aragon and living with Anne Boleyn. The pope was not impressed with this disobedient king.
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown", shares excerpts of the pope's letter, along with an explanation of the context and what happened next.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/E578mJ6f9Y0
 
You can see more examples of the pope getting exasperated with Henry in the following videos:
 
March 7 - The Pope threatens Henry VIII - https://youtu.be/Y-N3cSyx4dA
January 5 - Pope Clement VII and Henry VIII - https://youtu.be/culFjoE6dWw
July 11 - The Pope's had enough of Henry VIII! - https://youtu.be/WepPlD4RW60

November 14 - Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon get married (but not to each other)

On this day in Tudor history, 14th November and the Feast of St Erkenwald, there may have been two royal Tudor weddings. We know that Catherine of Aragon married Arthur, Prince of Wales, on 14th November 1501, but chronicler Edward Hall gives 14th November 1532 as the date of a secret wedding for King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Marquess of Pembroke, in Dover.
Let Claire Ridgway, author of The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown (and many other Tudor history books), tell you all about the weddings of Catherine of Aragon and Arthur Tudor, and Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/WJD7rGXLCUs

November 10 - Cats, pigeons and lions

On this day in Tudor history, 10th November 1536 (some sources say 1537), Sir Henry Wyatt of Allington Castle, politician, courtier, Privy Councillor and father of poet Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder, died.
 
Sir Heny Wyatt was an important man, but rather than tell you about his career, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", thought she'd share with you two interesting stories concerning this Tudor man and cats, pigeons and a lion.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/7SwmtHrfuGA
 
You can see the painting of Sir Henry Wyatt and his saviour, the cat, at http://www.artwarefineart.com/archive/gallery/portrait-sir-henry-wyatt-circa-1460-1536

November 8 - King Henry VIII praises one wife while trying to marry another!

On this day in Tudor history, 8th November 1528, at Bridewell Palace, King Henry VIII made a rather strange public oration to “the nobility, judges and councillors and divers other persons” to explain his troubled conscience regarding the lawfulness of his marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares an extract from the king's speech, in which he praises Catherine of Aragon to the hilt even though he'd proposed to another woman, Anne Boleyn. Find out all about this strange situation!
Sources: Appendix C of George Cavendish's "The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey" edited by Richard S Sylvester, and Hall's Chronicle.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/QE78TDeh7VU
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