Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

A monk who embraced reform, a translator & soldier, and Black Will Herbert

In this first part of This Week in Tudor History for the week beginning 15th March, historian and author Claire Ridgway looks at the life and career of a bishop who started out as a monk but whose conversion to the reformed faith saw him dying an awful death in the reign of Queen Mary I, before moving on to the death of a soldier, translator and diplomat in Henry VIII's reign, and the death of a Tudor earl and brother-in-law of a queen who was once known as Black Will Herbert.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/zHsl0AvXRAY
 
15th March 1554, in the reign of Queen Mary I - John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester, was deprived of his bishopric while imprisoned in Fleet Prison. He had been charged with owing over five hundred pounds in unpaid first fruits, a charge he denied. He was later burnt at the stake. He'd started his career as a Cistercian monk though!
 
16th March 1533, in the reign of King Henry VIII -  soldier, translator and diplomat, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, died at Calais, while serving as Deputy of Calais. He was a translator of some renown.
 
17th March 1570, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I - William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, soldier, courtier and landowner, died at Hampton Court, aged sixty-three. "Black Will Herbert" had served Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, and was the brother-in-law of Queen Catherine Parr.
 
Claire's video on the burning of John Hooper - https://youtu.be/dE_mtQMSHVA
 
Other Tudor events on these dates:
 
March 15 - Henry VIII uses foul language! - https://youtu.be/z_7negTJ728
 
March 15 - The Lady Mary causes a stir in London - https://youtu.be/BuULiz0yXeI
 
March 16 - Richard Burbage, actor and friend of Shakespeare - https://youtu.be/mTvT72U5My8
 
March 16 - The martyrdom of two Catholic priests in York - https://youtu.be/Ai8crhFUUAQ
 
March 17 - Elizabeth I's Famous Tide Letter - https://youtu.be/oendk0s7eEs
 
March 17 - Alexander Alesius and his terrifying vision of Anne Boleyn - https://youtu.be/fj6N4BEMoYc

A pope who was kind to Jews, a Catholic martyr, an Elizabethan actor and a bishop who supported Welsh

In the second part of This week in Tudor history, historian Claire Ridgway talks about Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, who became Pope Leo X in 1513 and who was known as a patron of the Arts and his generosity to Jews, Christopher Bales, a Catholic priest and martyr from Elizabeth I’s reign; Richard Burbage,  an Elizabethan actor who was friends with William Shakespeare, and Arthur Bulkeley, a Tudor bishop who supported reform and the use of the Welsh language in sermons.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/IlgVzgw-GAw
 
11th March 1513 - Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici was proclaimed Pope Leo X.
 
12th March 1564 - The baptism of Roman Catholic priest and martyr Christopher Bales.
 
13th March 1619 - Death of Elizabethan actor, friend of William Shakespeare and theatre builder, Richard Burbage.
 
14th March 1553 - Death of Arthur Bulkeley, Bishop of Bangor, at his home in Bangor.
 
Other Tudor history events for these dates:
 
March 11 - William Warner, our English Homer - https://youtu.be/oFCIFbDA3Cg
March 11 - The wonderful deathbed words of an Elizabethan poet - https://youtu.be/91dsiYAHuEE
March 12 - The hidden remains of a treacherous monk - https://youtu.be/evs7ZvC2OoE
March 12 - The death of Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn - https://youtu.be/KhiuvNMUiyY
March 13 - A young horse causes the death of an old earl - https://youtu.be/U8HrJwKWpH0
March 13 - The hangings of conspirators Henry Cuffe and Sir Gelly Meyrick - https://youtu.be/igmANyHYDTw
March 14 - A man who served 4 monarchs and kept his head - https://youtu.be/_Lrjhj8v-So
March 14 - A mumbling judge causes problems - https://youtu.be/w2UTIzSv5uw 
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A Discovery of Witches and the School of Night - did it exist?

Thank you to Real Tudor Lady for the excellent question on the TV series "A Discovery of Witches" which is adapted from The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/zoYQO5FQxcI
Real Tudor Lady wanted to know if the School of Night, which included men such as Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), Thomas Hariot, George Chapman, Matthew Roydon and Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, really existed. 
 
In this video, historian Claire Ridgway gives a brief overview of these men, looks at the origin of the School of Night theory, and examines whether these men were linked and whether they were part of an established group. 
 
Here are links to Claire's videos on Marlowe and Ralegh:
 
February 26 – Christopher Marlowe – a rather colourful character! - https://youtu.be/QnT2Qp7RuXc
June 1 - Christopher Marlowe's death and inquest - https://youtu.be/sdttnBCIIJU
Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh) - https://youtu.be/ISexLsnGKug 
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An outspoken reformer, Lady Margaret Douglas dies, and a man of "plyable" willow

In the first part of this week in Tudor history, historian and author Claire Ridgway introduces an outspoken reformer whose works were burnt, she talks about the death of Henry VIII’s niece, Lady Margaret Douglas, and how it was surrounded by rumour, and gives an overview of the life and career of a Tudor administrator who claimed he survived in politics in such turbulent times because he “was made of the plyable willow, not of the stubborn oak”.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/ztJkKmh2Odo
 
8th March 1569 - Death of evangelical reformer and Member of Parliament Richard Tracy at Stanway in Gloucestershire. Henry VIII and his council ordered the burning of his works in 1546.
 
9th March 1578 - Death of sixty-two-year-old Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, niece of Henry VIII, mother of Lord Darnley and grandmother of King James VI/I. Her death was surrounded by rumours of poisoning.
 
10th March 1572 - Death of nobleman and administrator William Paulet, 1st Marquis of Winchester, at his home Basing House in Hampshire. He was said to be 97 years of age. Pauley managed to serve Henry VIII and all three of his children, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, and said it was down to him being "made of the plyable willow, not of the stubborn oak”.
 
Lady Margaret Douglas - https://youtu.be/XhLKtBDLO5c The burial of Lady Margaret Douglas - https://youtu.be/fuWfShWK-rY
 
Other Tudor history events for these dates:
 March 8 - Henry VIII receives a leopard - https://youtu.be/SdGY8OHBS6A
March 8 - Sir Nicholas Carew's sticky end - https://youtu.be/jRx9pKlmABQ
March 9 - Frances Radcliffe, Countess of Sussex, and her most rare gifts both of mind and body - https://youtu.be/SPyMoYQ7kLQ
March 9 - Mary, Queen of Scots' secretary is murdered in front of her! - https://youtu.be/xrry1M7NC70
March 10 - John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford and his role in the Wars of the Roses - https://youtu.be/T1gRn3pz2AA
March 10 - Henry VIII and a nasty jousting accident - https://youtu.be/EHgU6KxiVAU
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12 Facts about Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford

Most history lovers know that Jane Boleyn (née Parker), Lady Rochford, was the wife of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, the sister-in-law of Queen Anne Boleyn and that she was executed with Catherine Howard in February 1542, but in this talk, historian and author Claire Ridgway shares 12 lesser-known facts about Jane...
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/ZCHUZJ90_RE
 
Jane Boleyn - Did she help bring down Anne Boleyn? - https://youtu.be/aL2QqvKNTLA
January 21 - The Act of Attainder against Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn - https://youtu.be/jxxcTAxn0_k
February 9 - Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, is taken to the Tower - https://youtu.be/53HVn-dfMyk
13 February - The Executions of Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford - https://youtu.be/4nGL47QKe4k
Catherine Howard's execution - What happened? - https://youtu.be/jZsmPArUBTg
The George Boleyn Interviews Part 3: Was George Forced into Marrying Jane Parker? - https://youtu.be/A-CGVk70WVM
 
Book recommendations:
 
Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford by Julia Fox
George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat by Clare Cherry and Claire Ridgway
 Jane Parker: The Downfall Of Two Tudor Queens? by Charlie Fenton
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A mathematician, Call Me Risley, and a scapegoat

In this second part of This week in Tudor history, historian Claire Ridgway introduces mathematician and inventor William Oughtred, tells you about the life of Thomas Wriothesley, the man known as “Call me Risley” in Hilary Mantel’s novels, and shares about Germaine Gardiner, a bishop’s nephew who was executed as a scapegoat.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/OxmJtyiWnz4
 
5th March 1575 - Baptism of mathematician William Oughtred at Eton College. Oughtred is responsible for developing a straight slide-rule, a gauging rod and various sundials. He also introduced the "×" symbol for multiplication and the abbreviations "sin" and "cos" for the sine and cosine functions.
 
6th March 1547 - Former Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, lost the Great Seal of his Lord Chancellorship and was confined to his home at Ely Place for abusing his authority. 
 
7th March 1544 - Germaine Gardiner and priest John Larke were hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch believes that Germaine was a scapegoat for the actions of his uncle and master, Bishop Stephen Gardiner.
 
The American Oughtred Society - http://www.oughtred.org/
 
Other Tudor history events for 5th, 6th and 7th March:
 
March 5 - Tobacco comes to Europe - https://youtu.be/D1mtHYLJtXc
March 5 - Thomas Seymour and 33 counts of treason - https://youtu.be/YNPqZ5fHNh8
March 6 - The Dissolution of the Monasteries - https://youtu.be/aELw2ss-xM8
March 6 - Juan Luis Vives and the young Mary I - https://youtu.be/B18CK9M_glg 
March 7 - The Pope threatens Henry VIII - https://youtu.be/Y-N3cSyx4dA
March 7 - The Great Comet - https://youtu.be/acdhc-kzXnM
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Teasel's Tudor Trivia - Tudor Fabrics

In this edition of Teasel's Tudor trivia, Teasel the dog and author and historian Claire Ridgway talk about the different fabrics that were used to make clothes during the medieval and Tudor period - linen, wool, lawn, buckram, silk, velvet, taffeta, satin, sarsenet (sarcenet), damask, cloth of gold, cloth of silver, cloth of tissue and caffa, as well as the furs, ermine and miniver.
 
It is highly recommended that you view this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/yaT9dPqDvrE
 
Videos mentioned: 
Which colours did Anne Boleyn like? - https://youtu.be/AhfdKtqKxBQ
What did Tudor children wear? - Part 1 – Tudor babies - https://youtu.be/wj0ONpmSt10What did Tudor children wear - Part 2 - Toddlers - https://youtu.be/A-7sJeCqeSA
Teasel's Tudor Trivia - What did Tudor children wear - Part 3 - Girls and Boys - https://youtu.be/dQbI0Z1Jlv0
 
Further reading:
The Tudor Tailor
Rosalie Gilbert's Medieval Woman website - https://rosaliegilbert.com/fabricnames.html
See cloth of silver at https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/213111
Velvet at https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/velv/hd_velv.htm, https://trc-leiden.nl/trc-digital-exhibition/index.php/velvet/item/173-a-brief-history-of-velvet , http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/workbox/exttex16.htm  
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A Grand Prior, Anne of Denmark, Margaret Tudor's third marriage and Mary Boleyn's son

In the first part of her “This week in Tudor history” for the week beginning 1st March, historian Claire Ridgway is going to be introducing you to Thomas Tresham, grand prior of the Order of St John of Jersualem, and Anne of Denmark, James I’s queen consort, as well as talking about another unhappy marriage for Margaret Tudor, and the birth of Mary Boleyn’s son.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/1d3E0LZgREE
 
1st March 1559 - Death of Thomas Tresham, landowner, Catholic politician and Grand Prior of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England.
 
2nd March 1619 - Death of Anne of Denmark, queen consort of King James VI of Scotland/King James I of England. She died of dropsy and consumption at Hampton Court Palace aged 44.
 
3rd March 1528 - Margaret Tudor, widow of King James IV of Scotland and sister of King Henry VIII, married for a third time. She married Henry Stuart, Lord Methven. It was not a happy marriage.
 
4th March 1526 - Birth of courtier and administrator, Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, son of Mary Boleyn and her first husband, William Carey.
 
Teasel's Tudor Trivia video on St David's Day can be found at https://youtu.be/xGPFqRCnBxY
Other videos on Margaret Tudor:
August 6 - – Margaret Tudor’s Secret Marriage - https://youtu.be/CEE88HDbM4M  October 18 - Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland - https://youtu.be/4MyX4SfN5IE 
Find out more about Henry Carey in this video - https://youtu.be/gcYG4d-6QeU
 
Videos about other Tudor events for these dates:
March 1 - George Wishart, a man with close friends and bitter enemies - https://youtu.be/EQhEftMQuCc 
March 1 - Thomas Campion died and was laid to rest - https://youtu.be/PEzda2lwj9Y
March 2 - Henry VIII and his motto "She has wounded my heart" - https://youtu.be/PEK-M0CLInA 
March 2 - Sir Thomas Bodley and the Bodleian Library - https://youtu.be/cDR9V-OH7s0
March 3 - A secret marriage for Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon? - https://youtu.be/yPlUHeSNi40
March 3 - Edward IV's son dies of a heart attack in the Tower of London - https://youtu.be/vcXWPbCLJ9w
March 4 - Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn star in the spectacular Chateau Vert Pageant - https://youtu.be/ChANxD0evtM
March 4 - William Bullokar and his 40-letter alphabet - https://youtu.be/n_GKQMR2myA  
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