April 20 - Lady Mary Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey

On this day in Tudor history, 20th April 1578, Lady Mary Keys (née Grey), sister of Lady Jane Grey and wife of Thomas Keys, died at her home in the parish of St Botolph without Aldgate, London.Like her sisters, Mary had a sad life. Her secret marriage led to Elizabeth I imprisoning her and her husband, and they never saw each other again.
 
Find out more about the tiny Mary who was described as "crook-backed", her marriage to a man who was said to be 6'8, and what happened to Mary and Thomas, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
 
Book recommendation: “The Sisters Who Would be Queen” by Leanda de Lisle.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/amBA9_Ifjno
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 20th April 1534, Elizabeth Barton, the Nun of Kent, was executed for treason. Find out more about her, the visions she had concerning Henry VIII, and how she ended up being hanged, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/rJNeSRcqIg0 

April 13 - Too lenient a gaoler

On this day in Tudor history, 13th April 1557, in the reign of Queen Mary I, John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos of Sudeley, landowner, soldier and Lieutenant of the Tower of London, died at his home, Sudeley Castle in the Cotswolds. 
 
He served Henry VIII, King Edward VI and Mary I loyally, and even managed to keep royal favour after being accused of being too lenient with prisoners Lady Jane Grey and Princess Elizabeth (future Elizabeth I).
 
Let Claire tell you more about Brydges and his time in charge of Lady Jane Grey and Elizabeth I.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/L_tx-CbC44g
 
Also on this day in history, 13th April 1534, Sir Thomas More got into a spot of bother, or rather a lot of bother, when he refused to swear his allegiance to the Act of Succession. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/p1bUl1i-rgE 

January 22 - Wyatt's Rebellion is planned

 
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd January 1554, Thomas Wyatt the Younger met with fellow conspirators at his home of Allington Castle in Kent. The purpose of their meeting was to make final plans for their uprising against Queen Mary I and her decision to marry Philip of Spain.
 
This rebellion would come to be known as Wyatt's Rebellion, although the leader at the start appears to have been Sir James Croft.
 
Find out all about Wyatt's Rebellion and what happened 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/8P_Fhj7t8Bk
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 22nd January 1552, Edward Seymour, former Lord Protector, was executed. Find out more in Claire's video from last year - https://youtu.be/yrztjxs92B0
February 1 - Mary I's Rousing Speech - https://youtu.be/hwf3CbwYjWM February 12 - The executions of Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guildford Dudley - https://youtu.be/qf7up1CHfJA February 23 - What happened to Henry Grey's head? - https://youtu.be/xkyb5qTHSBU April 11 - The end of rebel Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger - https://youtu.be/HCKNH7_NFsU

November 21 - Frances Grey, mother of Lady Jane Grey

On this day in Tudor history, 21st November 1559, Frances Grey (maiden name Brandon, other married name Stokes), Duchess of Suffolk and the mother of Queen Jane, or Lady Jane Grey, died at Richmond. She was laid to rest in St Edmund’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on the orders of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, and her second husband, Adrian Stokes, erected a tomb in her memory.
 
Frances, daughter of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and Mary Tudor, Queen of France, has gone down in history as rather a harsh and abusive mother, but let Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", tell you a bit more about the woman who was once named in Edward VI's "devise for the succession".
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/aPw924EMt7s
 
Further reading: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-maligned-frances-grey-guest-post-by-susan-higginbotham/

November 13 - Lady Jane Grey is tried for treason

 
On this day in Tudor history, 13th November 1553, in the reign of Queen Mary I, the former queen Jane, or Lady Jane Grey, was tried for treason at Guildhall in London. She wasn't the only one tried, her husband Lord Guildford Dudley, his brothers Ambrose and Henry Dudley, and Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, were also tried for treason for their parts in putting Jane on the throne.
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, explains what happened at their trial and also what happened to these Tudor people after they were found guilty and condemned to death.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/TPKyQdlXv3Y
 
You can find out about Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guildford Dudley's executions in my video from 12th February - https://youtu.be/qf7up1CHfJA
and you can find about Thomas Cranmer's end in my video from 21st March - https://youtu.be/7P-aGWg92qk
 

September 23 - Bishop taken ill while preaching

On this day in Tudor history, 23rd September 1571, after being taken ill while preaching a sermon in Lacock, Wiltshire, forty-nine-year-old John Jewel, Bishop of Salisbury, died at Monkton Farleigh Manor. He was laid to rest in Salisbury Cathedral.
 
Not many people have heard of John Jewel, but he had an interesting life which spanned the reigns of King Henry VIII, Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I and Elizabeth I - time of religious change. He was a clergyman, a Protestant exile, a theologian and bishop, and someone who spoke up for what he believed.
 
Find out more about John Jewel, Bishop of Salisbury in Queen Elizabeth I's reign, 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/P5CBC_FLhP4
 
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July 19 - Mary I is proclaimed queen!

On this day in Tudor history, 19th July 1553, the reign of Queen Jane (Lady Jane Grey) was brought to an end when Mary, the late King Edward VI's half-sister, was officially proclaimed queen in London.
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", shares contemporary sources which tell us of how this news was celebrated in London. Claire also gives brief details of another significant "on this day" event.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/7ItxRRrwkZY
 
You can find Claire at:
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July 15 - The tide turns from Jane to Mary

This day in Tudor history, 15th July 1553, was a key point in the events of summer 1553. For it was on this day that royal ships, ships that were supposed to be Queen Jane's and who were guarding the coast off East Anglia to stop Mary fleeing England or any of her supporter invading England, swapped sides and gave declared for Queen Mary. Oh dear!Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, explains the context, the lead-up to this day, and also what happened to make the crews of these ships swap sides.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/YtNYo8e1iqQ