Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

June 29 - Henry Percy, sweetheart of Anne Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 29th June 1537, just over a year after the execution of his former sweetheart, Anne Boleyn, Henry Algernon Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, died at around the age of thirty-five.
 
He'd been ill for some time and had actually collapsed after he sat in judgement on Anne Boleyn and her brother, George, in May 1536. But who was Henry Percy and what happened between him and Anne?
 
Find out more about him in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown". You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/RiTn2E6Iqo8
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 29th June 1509, just four days after she had enjoyed the coronation celebrations of her grandson King Henry VIII and his queen consort, Catherine of Aragon, sixty-six-year-old Lady Margaret Beaufort died. Margaret Beaufort was the matriarch of the Tudor dynasty and was an amazing woman, in many ways, yet she is surrounded by myth and it seems fashionable to see her as a religious zealot. But who was this influential Tudor lady? What did she do? Find out in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/RGbjeIrxtKc 

June 28 - A Catholic earl and poisoned roasted teal

On this day in Tudor history, 28th June 1557, Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, was born at Arundel House, the Strand, London. 
Philip ended up being condemned to death for treason and dying of alleged poisoning in 1589, when he was just 32, so let me historian Claire Ridgway tell you a bit more about him and what led him to that very sticky end. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/2-J0omtzi3E
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 28th June 1491, King Henry VIII was born at Greenwich Palace. Find out more about Henry, his life and reign in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/nJcCrPch9rI 

June 27 - Two Cornishmen gain fame permanent and immortal

On this day in Tudor history, 27th June 1497, in the reign of King Henry VII, lawyer and member of Parliament Thomas Flamank and blacksmith Michael Joseph (known as Michael an Gof), two of the chief commanders of the Cornish rebels, were hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn in London.
What had led them to this awful end? What was the Cornish Rebellion about and why do they have "fame permanent and immortal"? Find out more about them and their ends in today's talk from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/lWsAT7SRIzQ
Also on this day in Tudor history, 27th June 1505, the thirteen-year-old Henry, Prince of Wales, the future King Henry VIII, broke up with his betrothed, Catherine of Aragon. It was the eve of their wedding too. Find out why he did this and what happened in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/1NQwFu6ryoM June 17 - The Cornish Rebellion and the Battle of Blackheath - https://youtu.be/u5uPO7Vza9Y 

June 26 - Farther than Wingfield, no man dares to go

On this day in Tudor history, 26th June 1596, soldier Sir John Wingfield was buried in the cathedral at Cadiz in southern Spain. Wingfield had been shot in the head in the attack on Cadiz on 21st June.
John Stow recorded that at his funeral "the generalls threw their handkerchiefs wet from their eyes into the grave" and poet John Donne wrote "Farther than Wingfield, no man dares to go", but who was this courageous soldier? 
Find out more about him and how he died 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/aq9WKNQtnds

June 25 - Prince Henry (Henry VIII) gets betrothed

 
On this day in Tudor history, 25th June 1503, the nearly twelve-year-old Henry, Prince of Wales, eldest surviving son of King Henry VII, got betrothed to seventeen-year-old Catherine of Aragon at the Bishop of Salisbury’s palace in Fleet Street, London.
 
But why did it take them until 1509 to get married? What happened? 
 
Find out about their betrothal and their subsequent break-up 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQo1HIcSVtg
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 25th June 1533, Mary Tudor, former Queen of France, wife of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and sister of King Henry VIII, died at her home in Suffolk. She was just thirty-seven years old. You can find out more about Mary’s ill-health, her death and funeral, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/owq8B02Tzig
 
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June 24 - Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Elizabeth I's favourite

On this day in Tudor history, 24th June 1532, the feast of St John the Baptist, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and favourite of Elizabeth I, was born. 
 
Elizabeth I called Leicester her "eyes" and "sweet Robin" and there was gossip over their relationship, but there was far more to Robert Dudley than his closeness to the queen. Find out all about his life and career in today's talk from historian Claire Ridgway.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/QMem5-pj7PQ
 
Also on this day in history, 24th June 1509, seventeen-year-old King Henry VIII and his queen consort, Catherine of Aragon, were crowned king and queen at a joint coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. You can find out more about their coronation in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/OctcivFRcHM
And today is also the Feast of St John the Baptist and Midsummer. I explain how this was celebrated in Tudor times in this special video - https://youtu.be/Y-XPm3n-udc Robert Dudley’s death and His Last Letter - https://youtu.be/BlUicDYZI7s

June 23 - Levina Teerlinc and her miniatures

On this day in Tudor history, 23rd June 1576, painter and miniaturist, Levina Teerlinc, died at Stepney in London. 
Teerlinc was court painter to Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, and was a prolific artist. Find out more about Levina Teerlinc and her work 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/Sl9kSW0tnZ8
Also on this day in history, 23rd June 1509, King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon processed through the streets of London dressed in their finery in their coronation ceremony. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/MvXN275PjSk 

June 22 - Thomas Boleyn becomes a Knight of the Bath

On this day in Tudor history, the night of 22nd June 1509, King Henry VIII rewarded twenty-six men for their loyal service to the crown by making them Knights of the Bath as part of the celebrations for his coronation. 
One of the men honoured for his service to the crown was Thomas Boleyn, father of the future queen, Anne Boleyn. But what had he done to deserve this honour? Find out more about Thomas Boleyn's rise at the court of Henry VII, and how he was a royal favourite long before his daughters became involved with the king, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several books on the Boleyns.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/cvvA0ol8kl8
Also on this day in Tudor history, 22nd June 1528, Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, was widowed when her first husband, William Carey, died during the Sweating Sickness epidemic of 1528. His death had a major impact on Mary's situation and you can find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/qRxuklwjazY 
You can find Claire at:
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