Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

October 26 - Sir Thomas More is sworn in as Lord Chancellor

On this day in Tudor history, 26th October 1529, Sir Thomas More took his oath as Lord Chancellor, replacing Cardinal Thomas Wolsey who was charged with praemunire. 
 
It was an important day for Sir Thomas More, who was described as "an upright and learned man", but, little did he know that his loyal service to the king would lead to his undoing.
 
Find out all about this day in 1529 in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History". You can find out more about Sir Thomas More in the following videos:
April 13- Sir Thomas More gets into trouble - https://youtu.be/p1bUl1i-rgE
June 3 - Sir Thomas More is interrogated - https://youtu.be/bd65f6g2eis
June 26 - St Thomas More the Traitor - https://youtu.be/kPmBz6T7oJI

October 25 - Henry VIII, Francis I and a gift for Anne Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 25th October 1532, Henry VIII returned to Calais following his visit to the French court at Boulogne, and he took the French king, Francis I, with him. But first, Francis I wanted to honour two English noblemen by making them Knights of the Order of St Michel.
After that ceremony, the two kings travelled on to Calais, where they were greeted in a spectacular fashion, and Francis I sent Henry VIII's sweetheart, Anne Boleyn, Marquess of Pembroke, a rather splendid gift.
In today's talk, Claire RIdgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", explains just what happened on this day in Boulogne and Calais, as well as giving details of the gift that Anne Boleyn received.
You can see this video on https://youtu.be/m7LbYIKx8_Y

October 24 - The death of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife

n this day in Tudor history, 24th October 1537, Queen Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII, died at Hampton Court Palace twelve days after giving birth to a son who would grow up to be King Edward VI.
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", shares contemporary accounts of Jane Seymour's illness and death, as well as details of how her remains were prepared for burial and where they were buried.
 
You can read an article on Jane’s labour and death by midwife Dayna Goodchild in Tudor Life magazine at https://www.tudorsociety.com/june-2018-tudor-life-taster/
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/C2bQa1cEdfI
 
Here are links to other talks on Jane Seymour:
October 12 - Jane Seymour gives birth to Edward - https://youtu.be/sfHi1REWh-I 
October 11 - A procession and prayers for Queen Jane Seymour - https://youtu.be/7ib2N2fvzqc
4 June 1536 - Jane Seymour is proclaimed queen - https://youtu.be/kMM8gcPnW9k
May 30 - Henry VIII and Jane Seymour get married - https://youtu.be/7mMuqyGQq5M
May 27 - Celebrations for Queen Jane Seymour's pregnancy - https://youtu.be/0UfaRuXbHEk
14 May 1536 - The rise of the phoenix, Jane Seymour - https://youtu.be/2efPMyXd14E
April 1 - Henry VIII courts Jane Seymour - https://youtu.be/MORzUuPS8ec
Jane Seymour - 60 Second History - https://youtu.be/zEZB_4oNLbg

October 23 - John Hopkins, Psalmodist and shepherd!

 
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd October 1570, John Hopkins, poet, psalmodist and Church of England clergyman, was buried at Great Waldingfield in Suffolk.
 
You've probably never heard of John Hopkins, but his versions of the Psalms were "the best-known English verses" in the late 16th and 17th century because they were sung in church by every member of society. 
 
He was a clergyman and psalmodist, but also appears to have been a shepherd of sheep, as well as men! Find out more in today's video 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/u0ofWSpm1_8
 
You can read at "The whole booke of Psalmes collected into Englysh metre by T. Starnhold, J. Hopkins, & others" at Early English Books - https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A13988.0001.001?view=toc
 
You can find Claire at:
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October 22 - A Catholic baron who fled abroad

On this day in Tudor history, 22nd October 1577, Henry Parker, 11th Baron Morley and Roman Catholic exile, died in Paris. Morley had fled abroad in 1570 after refusing to subscribe to Elizabeth I's “Act of Uniformity” and after being implicated in the 1569 Rising of the North.
 
Find out more about this Tudor man, who was the nephew of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, and his rather interesting family, with their connections to the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots and the Gunpowder Plot, in today's video from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/7-AO5B-eZSQ
 
You can find Claire at:
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October 21 - Henry VIII leaves Anne Boleyn behind in Calais..

On this day in Tudor history, 21st October 1532, King Henry VIII left his sweetheart, Anne Boleyn, behind in Calais while he travelled to Boulogne to spend a few days at the French court with Francis I.
The kings were beautifully attired for their meeting and there was a bit of a bromance, with Henry calling Francis his "beloved brother" and Francis instructing his sons to be "loving always" to Henry. However, Anne Boleyn was disappointed with the situation and you can find out more in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, owner of the Anne Boleyn Files website and author of several Tudor history books.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/ZB8WUZlqYFY

October 20 - Pontefract Castle surrenders to rebels, but all is not as it seems...

On this day in Tudor history, 20th October 1536, Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy, owner of Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire, yielded his castle to the rebels of the Pilgrimage of Grace. However, all was not as it seemed, as Darcy and others on the castle were actually sympathetic to the rebel cause.
 
Find out more about the situation at Pontefract Castle in October 1536, the letters Darcy wrote to King Henry VIII, and what happened on the night of 19th October and morning of 20th October, and why Darcy came to a sticky end, 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/cQH-uosxMZ0
 
For more on the Pilgrimage of Grace Rebellion, see:
October 4 - The Pilgrimage of Grace Rebellion is underway! - https://youtu.be/9WBhp2N3hKM
October 19 - Henry VIII gets tough on rebels - https://youtu.be/JV7qr-uC7MU
 
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 
https://www.tudorsociety.com
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October 19 - Henry VIII gets tough on rebels

By this day in Tudor history, the Pilgrimage of Grace Rebellion in the north of England was well under way, and King Henry VIII had come to the decision that tough action was needed to put it down.
 
The king had refused to give in to the rebels' demands and they had refused to go back to their homes, so on 19th October 1536, the king wrote to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby, with instructions on what to do. The letters do not make for easy reading. This was the king at his most brutal. Examples were to be made of people, after all, these people were traitors to the Crown.
 
Awful.
 
Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, gives a recap of what the rebellion was about and then shares Henry VIII's letters.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/JV7qr-uC7MU
 
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/