Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

January 27 - The fate of the Gun Powder Plotters

On this day in Tudor history, 27th January 1606, in the reign of King James I, the eight surviving conspirators of the November 1605 Gunpowder Plot were tried at Westminster for high treason.
Why is Claire talking about something that happened during the reign of King James I, in the Stuart period? Well, because the Gunpowder Plot actually had its origins in Elizabeth I’s reign.
 
Let Claire tell you more in today's talk.
 
Link to Gunpowder Plot video - https://youtu.be/RnNN-0feKgI 
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/GB_mLLmSIBw
Also on this day in history, 27th January 1596, Sir Francis Drake died of dysentery in Portobelo harbour, Panama. Find out more in Claire's video from last year. https://youtu.be/LCgBJbxsDds

January 26 - Justice Spelman and Anne Boleyn's trial

On this day in Tudor history, 26th January 1546, judge of assize and law reporter, Sir John Spelman, died.
 
Now, you may never have heard of Justice John Spelman, but his reports on the legal cases of people like Queen Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas More, Bishop John Fisher and Cardinal Thomas Wolsey have been very useful to historians - a wonderful resource.
 
Let Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books, tell you more about Sir John Spelman and what he had to say about Anne Boleyn's trial.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/euwJcKYh8Uk
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 26th January 1554, Queen Mary I wrote to her half-sister, Elizabeth, summoning her to court and warning her about Wyatt's Rebellion. Find out how Elizabeth reacted in last year's video - https://youtu.be/XqC_xNf30RA

January 25 - Bonfires, torches, bells ringing...

25th January is the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, an important day in Tudor times. It celebrated the conversion of Saul, a man known for his persecution of Christians, on the road to Damascus.
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", explains the background of the feast day and shares a contemporary account of how St Paul's Day was celebrated in the reign of Queen Mary I.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/fTxGWw2BqFc
 
St Paul's Day 1533 was the day of the official, but secret, marriage of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn at Whitehall Palace. I spoke about it in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/uxPoTtmOPOQ. 
 
I mention Wyatt's Rebellion in this video and you can see my video on that at https://youtu.be/8P_Fhj7t8Bk 

January 24 - Can jousting heal the problems between Englishmen and Spaniards?

On this day in Tudor history, 24th January 1555, in the reign of Queen Mary I, a great joust was held at Westminster between English and the Spanish knights. It was one of the events planned by Philip of Spain, Queen Mary I's husband, to try and tackle the problems between Englishmen and Spaniards in London. Tensions had even led to violence and murder.
 
Find out more about the problems, and how King Philip tried to tackle them, 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/0bWU7BmVQc8
Also on this day in Tudor history, 24th January 1536, the forty-four-year-old King Henry VIII had a jousting accident at Greenwich Palace. Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/J7GPXEtMWow

January 23 - Elizabeth I opens the Royal Exchange

On this day in Tudor history, 23rd January 1571, after dining with its founder, Sir Thomas Gresham, Queen Elizabeth I opened the Royal Exchange in London. 
Find out more about the official opening, what the Royal Exchange was, why Gresham paid for its building, and what happened to it, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books.
 
Book recommendation: Gresham's Law by John Guy
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/1FZGLxm2nPs
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, on 23rd January 1516, King Ferdinand II of Aragon died. Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/MtHhkC2jmi4

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

January 21 - Henry Howard's madding time

On the night of this day in Tudor history, 21st January 1543, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Thomas Wyatt the Younger and several other youths went on a five hour rampage in London.
Surrey regretted his actions, calling that night "a madding time", but the king and the privy council took it seriously.
Find out what happened to Surrey and his fellow vandals in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, Tudor history author.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/gdmqFS3eQnw
Also on this day in history, 21st January 1542, a bill of attainder against Queen Catherine Howard and one of her ladies, Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, was introduced into the House of Lords. Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/jxxcTAxn0_k

January 20 - Miles Coverdale dies after giving his best ever sermon

On this day in Tudor history, 20th January 1569, not long after he'd given the best sermon of his life, Bible translator and Bishop of Exeter, Miles Coverdale, died in London.
Coverdale is known for completing the first English translation of the whole Bible and for his work on "The Great Bible", which was put in every parish church in England. Find out more about this accomplished Tudor man 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/-RuTAU73WQg
Also on this day in Tudor history, 20th January 1557, Queen Mary I’s pensioners “did muster in bright harness” before her at Greenwich Park. Who were they and what happened? Find out in last year's talk - https://youtu.be/F-lzjLaztQ0