Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

February 15 - Galileo, the Father of Modern Science

On this day in Tudor history, 15th February 1564, the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, Galileo Galilei, was born in Pisa, Italy.
 
Galileo was one of the central figures of the Scientific Revolution and has been referred to as "the Father of Modern Science", "the Father of Modern Physics" and "the father of modern observational astronomy", but what exactly did he do and how did he end up getting into trouble with the Inquisition?
 
Find out 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/Ba0Wa_bR7EE
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 15th February 1551, businessman Thomas Arden was finally successfully murdered after a few botched attempts on his life. Find out more about his murder, and the previous attempts, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/1NF_7RdLFDg 
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February 14 - Being a royal favourite doesn't save you

On this day in Tudor history, 14th February 1539, Sir Nicholas Carew, a royal favourite for over 20 years, was tried for treason after being implicated in the Exeter Conspiracy.
Spoilers - his trial didn't go well.
 
But how did a man who'd been in royal favour for so long come to such a sticky end? Find out 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/5A5CSKvzbhE
 
You can find out more about Carew's life and career in Claire's video about his execution - https://youtu.be/jRx9pKlmABQ
Also on this day in Tudor history, a prophecy was fulfilled as a dog licked up King Henry VIII’s blood. Find out more last year's video - https://youtu.be/jg-97Zi5ZLs
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February 13 - Bess of Hardwick

On this day in history, 13th February 1608, prominent Tudor noblewoman and one of the richest people in England, Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, more commonly known as Bess of Hardwick, died at her home at Hardwick.
Bess of Hardwick is known for her building projects, which included Chatsworth and Hardwick Hall, her beautiful needlework and the fact that she and Shrewsbury were guardians of the captive Mary, Queen of Scots.
Find out more about this fascinating Tudor lady in today's talk from Tim Ridgway
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/zCehMXaVkqs

February 12 - Blanche Parry, a mother figure to Elizabeth I

On this day in Tudor history, 12th February 1590, Blanche Parry, died at the age of 82. She had served Queen Elizabeth I loyally from Elizabeth's birth in 1533, and had been a constant in the queen's life.
 
Find out more about this interesting lady and how she served her queen in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor history".
 
Book recommendations - “Mistress Blanche, Queen Elizabeth I’s Confidante” by Ruth E Richardson and Anna Whitelock’s book “Elizabeth's Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen's Court”.
Bacton Altar Cloth videos:https://youtu.be/qkdTqkXvgpchttps://youtu.be/BD1Fy1WGqLkhttps://youtu.be/yraci6zdVUs
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/eaB9piZbhxs
Also on this day in Tudor history, 12th February 1554, Lady Jane Grey and her husband Lord Guildford Dudley were executed. You can find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/qf7up1CHfJA

February 11 - Success for George Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 11 February 1531, the ecclesiastical assembly known as convocation granted King Henry VIII the title of “singular protector, supreme lord, and even, so far as the law of Christ allows, supreme head of the English church and clergy”.
 
The person responsible for persuading convocation to grant the king this title was Anne Boleyn's brother, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford. It was a big responsibility for the young diplomat and courtier.
 
Find out more about what happened in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, co-author, alonh with Clare Cherry, of "George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat".
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/m9Gs3tvgCWo

February 10 - Catherine Howard goes to the Tower

On this day in Tudor history, 10th February 1542, Catherine Howard, King Henry VIII’s fifth wife, was escorted by barge from Syon House, where she’d been kept since November 1541, to the Tower of London in preparation for her execution.
 
Sadly, the queen would have seen the heads of her former lover, Francis Dereham, and her sweetheart, Thomas Culpeper, as she made her way to the Tower - a reminder of her own fate.
 
Find out more 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/jYbD8-Qua-s
 
Also on this day in history, 10th February 1567, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, was murdered. You can find out more about what happened to him in last year's video - https://youtu.be/wEJqXONguns 

February 9 - An awful end for a bishop

Warning - Contains a description of a burning at the stake
 
On this day in history, 9th February 1555, Protestant John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester, and former Cistercian monk, was burned at the stake for heresy in Gloucester. 
 
It was an awful execution due to green faggots being used, and John Foxe writes of there being three attempts over a period of 45 minutes. Awful, just awful.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/dE_mtQMSHVA
 
Also on this day in history, 9th February 1542, Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, was taken to the Tower of London to prepare for her execution. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/53HVn-dfMyk 

February 7 - Sir Thomas More

On this day in history, 7th February 1477 or 1478, Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, was born in London.
 
More had once wanted to be a monk, but ended up being one of the most well-known statesmen of the Tudor period. Unfortunately, Sir Thomas More came to a sticky end after refusing to sign the oath recognising Henry VIII as the supreme head of the church in England, and was executed in 1535 as a traitor.
 
Find out all about More's rise to power, how he fell, and what he told his son-in-law about the king, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 7th February 1526, Henry VIII took part in the traditional Shrovetide joust at Greenwich. I tell you all about it, and also about a nasty accident that one courtier suffered at it, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/jvtMdu75V1E 
 
Further videos on Sir Thomas More:
October 26 - Sir Thomas More is sworn in as Lord Chancellor - https://youtu.be/OkTYfRASu1I April 13- Sir Thomas More gets into trouble - https://youtu.be/p1bUl1i-rgEJune 3 - Sir Thomas More is interrogated - https://youtu.be/bd65f6g2eisJune 26 - St Thomas More the Traitor - https://youtu.be/kPmBz6T7oJI 
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/zQedjkLjjzo