Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

December 9 - The King is a beast and worse than a beast!

On this day in Tudor history, 9th December 1538, Sir Edward Neville, courtier, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and son of George Neville, 2nd Baron Bergavenny, was beheaded on Tower Hill.
 
He had been condemned to death for treason, accused of conspiring against the king in the Exeter Conspiracy of 1538, along with members of the Pole family. He was also accused of saying "The King is a beast and worse than a beast", which is not a wise thing to be overheard saying in Tudor England.
 
Find out more about Neville's life and downfall 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/B97vIS-UFRAHere are some more videos on those involved in this alleged plot:The sad story of Geoffrey Pole - https://youtu.be/HWWQReXzcUY
Executions of Henry Pole and Henry Courtenay - https://youtu.be/HfaT6DE86ZQ
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury - https://youtu.be/0oIPgbQ68lY

December 8 - Birth of Mary, Queen of Scots

On this day in Tudor history, 8th December 1542, Mary Stuart (Stewart), or Mary, Queen of Scots, was born at Linlithgow Palace in Scotland.
 
Mary was the daughter of King James V of Scotland and his second wife, Marie de Guise, and she became Queen of Scotland when she was just six days old.
 
Find out about the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, including her three marriages and abdication, her imprisonment and downfall 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/OGhYsl8cL1MMore talks on Mary, Queen of Scots:Mary, Queen of Scots gets married (for the first time) - https://youtu.be/Xe3v6dVwwac
Mary, Queen of Scots returns to Scotland - https://youtu.be/pcZjTw1_mp4
Mary, Queen of Scots' Eventful Progress - https://youtu.be/IW98y2cX2e4Mary, Queen of Scots gets married - https://youtu.be/0ewKrNxNoRQMary, Queen of Scots' secretary is murdered in front of her! - https://youtu.be/xrry1M7NC70Mary, Queen of Scots, marries for the third time - https://youtu.be/7keV_p9U7JM
Mary, Queen of Scots abdicates - https://youtu.be/Mq_BR9YRvQEThe Casket Letters and Mary, Queen of Scots - https://youtu.be/siFD5VFJ6jQMary, Queen of Scots escapes - https://youtu.be/ozLwv3LaRY0Mary, Queen of Scots, from one prison to another - https://youtu.be/4yTyXPTu72sThe Trial of Mary, Queen of Scots - https://youtu.be/XZ8LNew3oTwThe Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots - https://youtu.be/sd3hP9Qb8Yk

December 7 - Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots

Today, 7th December, is the traditional date given for the birth of Henry Stuart (Stewart), Duke of Albany and Lord Darnley, in 1545.
 
Lord Darnley was the son of Margaret Douglas and grandson of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, and her second husband, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, but he is more known as the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.
 
Find out about Lord Darnley's rather colourful life, his unhappy marriage, his role in a murder, AND his own sticky end, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
 
You can find out about Darnley's murder in this video - https://youtu.be/wEJqXONguns
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1og2l2acXRM
 
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 
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December 6 - The Feast of St Nicholas and the Boy Bishop

Today, 6th December is the Feast of St Nicholas, or St Nicholas of Myra, the 4th century Bishop of Myra. In medieval and Tudor times, it was the traditional day for the election of a boy bishop would undertake all of the duties of a bishop from the 6th December until 28th December, Childermas (Holy Innocents' Day).
 
You can find out about the tradition of Boy Bishop, and how and why Henry VIII put an end to it, and how it's been revived today, 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/QLtx-l95is0
 
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 
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https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/
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https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/ 
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December 5 - Anne Cecil and her unhappy marriage

On this day in Tudor history, 5th December 1556, Anne de Vere (née Cecil) was born, She was the daughter of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, ahd his second wife, Mildred Cooke.
 
Anne only lived until she was 31 years old, but in her short life she managed to impress scholard, have five children, and have a rather eventful and unhappy marriage with Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, who didn't treat her at all well and even refused to recognise their first daughter as his own, at one point. If only she gad married Philip Sidney instead!
 
Find out more about the life of William Cecil's daughter, Anne de Vere, Countess of Oxford, 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/pUXSKiNLXo8
 
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 
https://www.tudorsociety.com
https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/
https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/
https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles 
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https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/ 
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December 4 - The beginning of the end for Thomas Cranmer

On this day in Tudor history, 4th December 1555, in Rome, papal sentence was passed on Thomas Cranmer, resulting in Cranmer being deprived of his archbishopric. Permission was also granted for his fate to be decided by the secular authorities.
 
In today's "on this day in history", Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", explains what led Cranmer to this day and also what happened next. Thomas Cranmer went on to recant his Protestant faith on several occasions but was still executed by being burned at the stake. Why?
 
Find out more in today's talk.
 
Here are links to videos on his trial and execution:
 
Trial - https://youtu.be/GaDQduKl0nA Execution - https://youtu.be/7P-aGWg92qk 

December 3 - Henry VIII pardons rebels

 
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd December 1536, a proclamation was made to the rebels of the Pilgrimage of Grace offering them a pardon.
 
Yes, Henry VIII was offering the rebels "free pardons" for their rebellion against him, his advisors and his religious measures.
 
In today's "on this day in Tudor history", Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books, reminds us what the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion was about and how, even though a free pardon was offered, prominent rebels ended up being executed.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/4S_zCy-NMqU
 
You can find out more about the rebellion in Claire's video from 4th October - https://youtu.be/9WBhp2N3hKM
 
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 
https://www.tudorsociety.com
https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/
https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/
https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles 
https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety 
https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/ 
https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/

December 2 - Henry Howard is arrested

On this day in Tudor history, 2nd December 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, poet, courtier, soldier and the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was arrested after Richard Southwell, his former friend, gave evidence against him. 
 
King Henry VIII had just weeks to live and was increasingly paranoid, so Southwell's 'evidence' was just what Surrey's enemies needed to bring the earl down. 
 
Find out more about the Earl of Surrey's downfall, and how his father managed to keep his head, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books.
 
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, ended up being executed and you can find out more about that in Claire's video from 19th January - https://youtu.be/2oXbiq5Tj6c