24 June - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

On 24th June 1604, in the reign of King James I, Elizabethan courtier and poet, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, died.

 

Find out about this rather colourful Tudor character in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/gU4AO9o3rg8

 

Here's a link to a more detailed video on him - https://youtu.be/Y3ONMtthsnU