Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

Teasel's Tudor Trivia - What is the queen's closet?

Teasel the dog is a curious animal and she was wondering how Henry VIII and his bride managed to fit in a closet for their wedding. Her mind really did boggle!
 
In this edition of Teasel's Tudor Trivia, Claire explains what a queen's closet actually was. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/OSeL7LdvBJw
 
Links to find out more about the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace:
 
https://www.chapelroyalhamptoncourt.org.uk/architecture/
https://hrpprodsa.blob.core.windows.net/hrp-prod-container/10931/chapel_royal_leaflet_-_english_2011_2.pdf

A heretic cardinal, the other Tudor Drake, and a plotting baron

In part two of This Week in Tudor History for the week beginning 5th April, historian Claire Ridgway talks about why Pope Paul IV branded Cardinal Pole a heretic and took away his legatine powers, before introducing you to a sea captain named Drake, but not Sir Francis Drake, and telling you about John Lumley, a baron who was involved with the Ridolfi Plot but kept his head, and a man who was recorded as owning a full-length portrait of Anne Boleyn.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/KYOd2blMjG8
 
9th April 1557 -  Mary I's Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Reginald Pole, had his legatine powers revoked by Pope Paul IV.
10th April 1586 - Death of sea captain Sir Bernard Drake, probably from gaol fever (typhus) at Crediton in Devon.
11th April 1609 - Death of conspirator, patron and collector, John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley, at his London home.
 
Other Tudor events for these dates:
April 9 - Catherine Willoughby's second husband - https://youtu.be/xHtICfkzS7g
April 9 - From queen to dowager princess - https://youtu.be/c-zdfPaiK0U 
April 10 - The Gregorian Calendar versus the Julian Calendar - https://youtu.be/VRz98plSjqk
April 10 - The Birth of King James V of Scotland - https://youtu.be/CiXTTLBhjus
April 11 - Victory for Anne Boleyn, finally! - https://youtu.be/3m9MnNczwzY
April 11 - The end of rebel Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger - https://youtu.be/HCKNH7_NFsU 
 
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20 Interesting Facts about Anne Boleyn

In the latest in her "Facts about...." series, Claire Ridgway, owner of The Anne Boleyn Files, shares twenty interesting facts about Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/-ThPzlsGV9Y
 
Find out more about this Tudor queen consort.
 
Top 10 Facts about Anne Boleyn - https://youtu.be/GexVHyK2iXo
Boleyn or Bullen - What was Anne Boleyn's real name? - https://youtu.be/kCVZ-9msYFc
Questions about Anne Boleyn - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLepqWJ7TpkrKpzoJ8DPHBLgzGr0Gg2IcU 
The Fall of Anne Boleyn - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLepqWJ7TpkrIov3Augf3dy9QDBFL1yViK
Anne Boleyn and the Boleyns - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLepqWJ7TpkrLjVti06aNo1KLQg9Cn64FR 
Interesting facts about Catherine of Aragon - https://youtu.be/3A07bnAjjb0 
The Anne Boleyn Files – https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 

A new king's journey, an earl who kept his head, head injury kills a king, and a viscountess and her Little Rome

In part 1 of This Week in Tudor History for week beginning 5th April, historian Claire Ridgway will be talking about King James VI of Scotland's journey from Edinburgh to London, following his accession to the throne of England as James I; the life and career of Henry Stafford, Earl of Wiltshire, who managed to avoid the awful fates of his father and brother despite his Plantagenet blood; the death of King Charles VIII of France after hitting his head on a lintel, and the accession of King Louis XII, and finally Magdalen Browne, Viscountess Montagu, patron of Catholics and a woman whose properties were Catholic safe houses in Elizabeth I's reign.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/u8_7TyiwJhs
 
5 April 1603 - King James VI/James I left Edinburgh to travel to London after hearing of the death of Queen Elizabeth I and his accession.
 
6th April 1523 - Death of Henry Stafford, Earl of Wiltshire, son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and brother of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, who were both executed for treason.
 
7th April 1498 - Death of King Charles VIII of France after hitting his head on a lintel at the Château d'Amboise, and the accession of King Louis XII.
 
8th April 1608 - Death of Magdalen Browne (née Dacre), Viscountess Montagu, following a stroke she had suffered in that January.
 
Other Tudor history events for those dates:
 
April 5 - The Pope was wrong... - https://youtu.be/xK2eAghRhgg
April 5 - A bishop's cook gets into hot water - https://youtu.be/E4i2ZMYWovU
April 6 - The serial secret husband - https://youtu.be/lYBsHD2kMw4
April 6 - Sir Francis Walsingham: The Queen's spymaster - https://youtu.be/XLP3N2AYuLg
April 7 - Robert Aske, the rebel leader - https://youtu.be/h6qe-bftBWA
April 7 - Elizabeth Boleyn, mother of Queen Anne Boleyn, is laid to rest - https://youtu.be/GyWTdjzHrK4
April 8 - The Second Martin - https://youtu.be/4OoFNN0Liu4
April 8 - A cat in priest's clothing - https://youtu.be/OS9hTIwPFhE 
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Were William Compton and Thomas Tallis, and George Boleyn and Mark Smeaton lovers?

Thank you so much to Omar from Leeds for the excellent questions regarding Showtime's The Tudors series. 
 
Omar wanted to know if William Compton and Thomas Tallis, and George Boleyn and Mark Smeaton really had homosexual relationships.
 
Historian and author Claire Ridgway considers whether these storylines were just fictional devices and looks at whether there were any links between these men, and, if so, what the evidence is for them having relationships.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/G-hby8Myb6o
 
Article on George - https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/george-boleyns-sexuality/
 
Videos;
The George Boleyn Interviews Part 2: Was George Homosexual? - https://youtu.be/SUfINOTBtAE
The George Boleyn Interviews Part 3: Was George Forced into Marrying Jane Parker? - https://youtu.be/A-CGVk70WVM
4 May 1536 - A message of comfort for George Boleyn - https://youtu.be/IGMiJS-5yKE
15 May 1536 - The trials of Queen Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn, Lord Rochford - https://youtu.be/OvB7YhP0VJg
Jane Boleyn - Did she help bring down Anne Boleyn? - https://youtu.be/aL2QqvKNTLA 
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Poet Thomas Churchyard, Sir Ambrose Cave, Elizabeth Boleyn and the knighting of Francis Drake

In this second part of This Week in Tudor history, which covers 1st to 4th April, historian and author Claire Ridgway talks about Thomas Churchyard, a poet and soldier who kept being imprisoned; Sir Ambrose Cave, a man who joined the Order of St John as early as he possibly could, but survived its dissolution and ended his days serving Elizabeth I; before moving on to the death of Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, mother of Queen Anne Boleyn and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth I, and finishing with the knighting of explorer Francis Drake.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/nFGnnMXqZw0
 
1st April 1604 - Death of poet and soldier Thomas Churchyard at Westminster in London.
 
2nd April 1568 - Death of Member of Parliament, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Knight of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Sir Ambrose Cave, at the Savoy.
 
3rd April 1538 - Death of Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, at Baynard's Castle in London.
 
4th April 1581 - The knighting of explorer, sea captain and pirate, Francis Drake, on board the Golden Hind at Deptford.
 
Elizabeth Boleyn is laid to rest - https://youtu.be/GyWTdjzHrK4 
10 Facts about Elizabeth Boleyn - https://youtu.be/CMX89l5Io9o 
December 13 - Sir Francis Drake sets off - https://youtu.be/k7xmAqIGWUw 
September 26 - Sir Francis Drake, the Golden Hind and a whole lot of treasure - https://youtu.be/j8aQfsG7Zik 
April 19 - Sir Francis Drake singes the King of Spain's beard - https://youtu.be/cGRGABOd_ss 
January 27 - Sir Francis Drake - https://youtu.be/LCgBJbxsDds 
 
Other Tudor history events for these dates:
April 1 - Henry VIII courts Jane Seymour - https://youtu.be/MORzUuPS8ec 
April 1 - William Harvey, his experiments and blood circulation - https://youtu.be/xxMha0DQle4
April 2 - April 2 - Edward VI catches smallpox and measles - https://youtu.be/165sCxJn3KQ
April 2 - The death of Prince Arthur - https://youtu.be/eEanoR-aHRs
April 3 - Peace between Elizabeth I, France and the Empire - https://youtu.be/-ay-k25_ZBs
April 3 - The burial of Lady Margaret Douglas, "a lady of most pious character" - https://youtu.be/fuWfShWK-rY
April 4 - William Strachey and Shakespeare's The Tempest - https://youtu.be/BgGZyY6g2TI
April 4 - Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley - far beyond the race of womankind - https://youtu.be/Jaap4Mj2Jbg
 
 
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Claire RidgwayHistorian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Societywww.theanneboleynfiles.comwww.tudorsociety.comhttps://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFileshttp://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles
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Plays with wonderful titles, Sir Ralph Sadler's busy life, and a dying king makes his will

In this first part of This Week in Tudor History for week beginning 29th March, historian Claire Ridgway talks about William Wager, a playwright and clergyman who picked wonderful titles for his works; the interesting life and career of Sir Ralph Sadler, who started out working for Thomas Cromwell and who went on to serve Henry VIII, Edward VI, Queen Jane (Lady Jane Grey) and Elizabeth I - oh, and Claire will tell us about his bigamous marriage! Then, finally, Claire will leave us with the dying King Henry VIII making his last will and testament.
 
29th March 1591 - The burial of playwright and Church of England clergyman, William Wager, at his church, St Benet Gracechurch. His plays included “Enough is as Good as a Feast” and “The Longer thou Livest the More Fool thou art”.
 
30th March 1587 - The death of diplomat and administrator, Sir Ralph Sadler, in his 80th year. He was laid to rest in St Mary’s Church, Standon.
 
31st March 1509 - The dying Henry VII made his last will and testament at Richmond Palace. He died three weeks later.
 
Sir Ralph Sadler's letters and speeches can be read at https://archive.org/details/statepaperslette01sadluoft/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater
and https://archive.org/details/statepapers02sadl/page/n9/mode/2up?view=theater 
 
Other Tudor history events for these dates:
March 29 - As foul a lady as the smallpox could make her - https://youtu.be/OkBlboV2G8o
March 29 - Children encourage John Laurence at his sad end - https://youtu.be/ToYVgj9hQqI
March 30 - Thomas Cranmer and his protestation - https://youtu.be/P78Iz-2dLVA
March 30 - A "pregnant" Mary I makes her will - https://youtu.be/LWrcLR61Kbo
March 31 - John Donne, the bell tolls for thee - https://youtu.be/w7Gv5Dw8EJQ
March 31 - King Henry VIII as King Ahab, Anne Boleyn as Jezebel - https://youtu.be/fm1xJmzIyIA

16 Interesting facts about Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of King Henry VIII, the mother of Queen Mary I and the aunt of Emperor Charles V, but there are lots more interesting facts about this Tudor woman.
 
In this talk, historian Claire Ridgway shares 16 interesting facts about this Tudor queen consort. How many of them do you already know?
 
Here is the link to the video Claire mentioned, “September 9 - Catherine of Aragon and the mystery of James IV's body” - https://youtu.be/scoxeEPvLk4