Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

February 5 - Elizabeth under investigation

On this day in Tudor history, 5th February 1549, in the reign of King Edward VI, fifteen-year-old Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth I, was summoned to appear before Sir Robert Tyrwhitt, who was keeping her under house arrest at Hatfield while the Crown investigated Thomas Seymour.
 
Edward VI's privy council were investigating whether Elizabeth was secretly plotting to marry Thomas Seymour, Edward VI's uncle, helped by her servants, Katherine Ashley and Thomas Parry.
 
Parry and Ashley had made confessions, but what had they said? And what would happen to them all?
 
Find out in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
 
You can read the confessions of Thomas Parry, Katherine Ashley and Elizabeth at https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_YitDAAAAcAAJ/page/n109/mode/2up p. 95 to 103.Book recommendation: The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor by Elizabeth Norton.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
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Also on this day in Tudor history, 5th February 1537, in the reign of King Henry VIII, diplomat Sir Henry Brooke was born. Find out all about him in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/L-rtOllJOkE 
 
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February 4 - Mary Boleyn gets married

 
On this day in Tudor history, Saturday 4th February 1520, Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, got married to William Carey in the Chapel Royal at Greenwich Palace, in a service attended by King Henry VIII.
 
Find out more about Mary Boleyn and William Carey in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several books on the Boleyn family.
 
Here is a link to Claire's Mary Boleyn Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLepqWJ7TpkrKSxTbgPHf6SjqFnqv_-pQ-
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/d4C2oGQNfCs
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, the first English Protestant martyr was burned in the reign of Queen Mary I. His name was John Rogers. Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/5FMzvIhxasM 
 
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February 3 - Silken Thomas

On this day in Tudor history, 3rd February 1537, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (known as Silken Thomas), his five uncles and Sir John Burnell, were executed as traitors at Tyburn in London. What led these men to these awful ends and why was Thomas known as "Silken Thomas".
 
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/JA5hsZk0G3k
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 3rd February 1587, the Privy Council met in William Cecil, Lord Burghley’s chambers at Greenwich and agreed to send Mary, Queen of Scots’ signed death warrant to Fotheringhay. You can find out more about that in last year’s video and my video from 1st February.https://youtu.be/cIEZJXK9q8M 

February 2 - Sir Francis Bryan, the Vicar of Hell

On this day in Tudor history, 2nd February 1550, Sir Francis Bryan, died suddenly in Ireland. He was a rather colourful Tudor character, known as much for his drinking, gambling and all-round bad behaviour, as his diplomacy, royal favour and gift for poetry.
 
Find out more about this one-eyed courtier and his nickname, "the vicar of hell", in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books.
 
Book recommendation: Sir Francis Bryan, Henry VIII's most notorious ambassador, by Sarah-Beth Watkins.
 
Today is also Candlemas, and you can find out more about that feast day and how it was celebrated in Tudor times in Claire's video from last year - https://youtu.be/sXj14xV4gCE 

February 1 - Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots' death warrant

On this day in Tudor history, 1st February 1587, Queen Elizabeth I called her secretary, William Davison, to her and asked him to bring her the death warrant of Mary, Queen of Scots. She then signed it. However, she didn't want it to be sent to Fotheringhay, where Mary was held, until she said so. But it was sent.
 
Elizabeth wanted someone else to take responsibility for Mary's death, she even wanted her gaoler to assassinate her!
 
Find out all about this, and how Mary DID end up being executed in February 1587, 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/Hq9b7nM51GY
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 1st February 1554, Queen Mary I gave a rousing speech at the Guildhall to rally Londoners against Wyatt’s rebellion. Find out what Mary said in last year's video - https://youtu.be/hwf3CbwYjWM 
 
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January 31 - The great devil of all

On this day in history, 31st January 1606, Gunpowder Plot conspirators Thomas Winter, Ambrose Rookwood, Robert Keyes, and Guy Fawkes were executed for treason at the Old Palace Yard, Westminster.
Two of them cheated the executioner and crowd by leaping at the gallows, but they still had awful ends. Hear a contemporary account of their executions, including what they did and said, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several history books.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/iJPrsvrZpZ8
Also on this day in history, 31st January 1510, Queen Catherine of Aragon gave birth to a still-born daughter. Here is a link to last year’s video on that sad event. https://youtu.be/wFggNqmRtNc

January 30 - Four Gunpowder Plotters come to sticky ends

On this day in history, 30th January 1606, Gunpowder plotters Everard Digby, Robert Wintour, John Grant and Thomas Bates were executed for treason at St Paul’s Churchyard.
Find out how they came to this end and hear a contemporary account of their executions in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several history books.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/CKKlZTJJ-xE
Also on this day in Tudor history, 30th January 1554, rebel Thomas Wyatt the Younger and his men besieged Cooling Castle. Here is a link to Claire's video from last year to find out what happened. https://youtu.be/Kz6I6l5KP9w 
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January 29 - Queen Anne Boleyn miscarries

On this day in Tudor history, 29th January 1536, the same day that Catherine of Aragon was buried at Peterborough Abbey, Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII suffered a miscarriage.
 
Contemporary accounts state that she was around 3 1/2 months pregnant and that it was a boy.
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author on several books on Anne Boleyn, shares information given by the imperial ambassador on Anne Boleyn's miscarriage, including the gossip concerning the king and a certain Jane Seymour.
 
Claire goes into more detail on this miscarriage in her video “Did Anne Boleyn miscarry a deformed foetus?” - https://youtu.be/bNb473eMt8U
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/Lv50KI7VEFY
Also on this day in Tudor history, on the very same day, Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, was buried. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/ygTgkZn1t5I
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