Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

November 30 - Henry VIII gets told off by Catherine of Aragon AND Anne Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 30th November 1529, the feast of St Andrew, Henry VIII was reproached by the two women in his life: his wife, Catherine of Aragon, and the woman he wanted to marry, Anne Boleyn. 
 
Catherine of Aragon was not impressed by the way her husband was treating her, and Anne Boleyn didn't like the fact that the king was letting Catherine get the upper hand. They both told the king exactly what they thought. It was not a good day for King Henry VIII.
 
Find out exactly what happened with Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn on this day in 1529, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of The Anne Boleyn Files and author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown".
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/eJGHWFhX_Tg
 
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November 29 - Cardinal Wolsey cheats the executioner

On this day in Tudor history, 29th November 1530, at around 8 o’clock in the morning, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Henry VIII’s former Lord Chancellor, died at the Abbey of St Mary de Pratis, Leicester.
 
Cardinal Wolsey, who was in his fifties, cheated the executioner by dying a natural death while on his way to London to answer charges of treason. He surely would have been tried and executed had he reached the capital.
 
Find out about Cardinal Wolsey's death, and who ended up being buried in the sarcophagus he'd had commissioned, in today's talk from Tudor history author Claire Ridgway.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/KtVsZbo9RWs
 
You can find out more about his downfall and arrest in the November 4th video - https://youtu.be/vyZgnO32sNE
 
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November 28 - The sad end of claimant Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick

On this day in Tudor history, 28th November 1499, Edward Plantagenet, styled Earl of Warwick, was executed by beheading on Tower Hill. 
 
Warwick was a potential claimant to the throne being the son of George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III, but it was his involvement in a plot by pretender Perkin Warbeck that was his final undoing.
 
Find out more about his short and sad life, much of it spent in prison, 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/nqbeu8R3XMw
 
See November 23rd's video for more on Perkin Warbeck - https://youtu.be/Kdfrn8bj7yA
 
 

November 27 - William Shakespeare gets married

On this day in Tudor history, 27th November 1582, eighteen year-old William Shakespeare, the famous playwright and a man known as the Bard, married twenty-six year-old Anne (also known as Agnes) Hathaway, at Temple Grafton, near Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire. 
 
Anne Hathaway was pregnant at the time of their marriage and went on to give birth to a daughter, Susannah, the following May. The couple went on to have twins, Hamnet and Judith, in 1585.
 
Find out more about William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, and their marriage, and also what happened to them, 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/d0_g9G8TXGA
 
You can find Claire at:
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November 25 - The coronation of Elizabeth of York

On this day in Tudor history, 25th November 1487, the Feast of St Catherine, Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII and mother of one-year-old Arthur Tudor, was crowned queen at Westminster Abbey.
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares details of Elizabeth of York's coronation, including Elizabeth's apparel, and who attended, plus a list of some of the interesting dishes served at Elizabeth of York's coronation banquet which included swan and seal!
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/FaW8MH35q90
 

November 24 - Elizabeth of York's coronation procession

On this day in Tudor history, Saturday 24th November 1487, the coronation procession of Elizabeth of York, queen consort of King Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch, took place in London.
 
Elizabeth of York's coronation was scheduled for the next day. She had become queen in January 1486, but her coronation had been postponed due to pregnancy and trouble with the Cornish rebels and Perkin Warbeck. Finally, Henry VII's wife and the mother of little Prince Arthur could be crowned queen.
 
Find out all about her coronation procession, what Elizabeth wore, who was involved and what happened, 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/2NH0UdCYyB4
 
You can find Claire at:
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November 23 - The pretender Perkin Warbeck

On this day in Tudor history, 23rd November 1499, in the reign of King Henry VII, pretender Perkin Warbeck was hanged at Tyburn after allegedly plotting to help another claimant, Edward, Earl of Warwick, escape from the Tower of London.
 
Perkin Warbeck had claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, the younger of the Princes in the Tower, and had even been proclaimed King Richard IV, but his rebellion and claim failed.
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", gives Perkin Warbeck's background, how he ended up trying to claim the throne of England, and what happened.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/Kdfrn8bj7yA
 
You can find Claire at:
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https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/
 
 

November 22 - Sir William Butts, royal physician and confidant

On this day in Tudor history, 22nd November 1545, Henry VIII’s trusted physician and confidant, Sir William Butts, died after suffering from a “dooble febre quartanz”, a form of malaria.
Sir William Butts was the doctor who was sent to treat Anne Boleyn, when she was ill with sweating sickness, and also advised on Princess Mary's sickness, and was the man King Henry VIII confided in about his problems consummating his marriage to Anne of Cleves. He was obviously a man the king could trust.
Find out more about this Tudor physician in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, with help from Teasel the dog.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/39hVtHLo_l8