Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

March 16 - Richard Burbage, actor and friend of Shakespeare

On this day in history, 16th March 1619, actor Richard Burbage was buried at St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch.
 
Burbage was a famous actor in the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, peforming for royalty and even being in King James' company of players. Burbage was also a good friend of William Shakespeare, and the two men were involved in the building of the famous Globe Theatre.
 
Find out more about Richard Burbage, his life and career, 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/mTvT72U5My8
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 16th March 1589, two Roman Catholic priests, Robert Dalby and John Amias, were executed as traitors at York. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/Ai8crhFUUAQ 
 
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March 15 - Henry VIII uses foul language!

On this day in Tudor history, 15th March 1532, King Henry VIII used what was described as “foul language” to William Warham, Archbishop of Canturbury. Henry VIII also threatened the poor man, and it is amazing that Warham kept his head as the king was furious.
 
What happened? Find out what Warham did to upset the king 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/z_7negTJ728
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 15th March 1551, the Lady Mary, the future Mary I, caused quite a stir in London. Find out how and why in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/BuULiz0yXeI 

March 14 - A man who served 4 monarchs and kept his head

On this day in Tudor history, 14th March 1555, courtier, envoy and landowner, Sir John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, died at his London residence on the Strand aged around 70.
 
Russell was an important Tudor man who served four Tudor monarchs - Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I - AND he managed to keep his head, dying a natural death at a good age.
 
Find out more about this Earl of Bedford, his life, his rise and his career at the royal court, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/_Lrjhj8v-So
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 14th March 1540, Sir John Port died at Bewdley. Port is remembered for mumbling in a case and changing the outcome, and you can find out more about what happened in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/w2UTIzSv5uw 

March 13 - A young horse causes the death of an old earl

On this day in Tudor history, 13th March 1540, sixty-eight year-old Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex, died after suffering a broken neck in a horse-riding accident. Chronicler Charles Wriothesley recorded: "the Earl of Essex, riding a young horse, by misfortune cast him and brake his neck at his place in Essex, which was great pity."
 
Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex, was related to the royal family and served both Henry VII and Henry VIII. Find out more about this Tudor man 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/U8HrJwKWpH0
 
Also on this day in Tudor history, 13th March 1601, Henry Cuffe and Sir Gelly Meyrick were hanged at Tyburn for their part in the disastrous Essex's Rebellion of February 1601. You can find out more about them and what happened in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/igmANyHYDTw
 
You can find Claire at:
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March 12 - The hidden remains of a treacherous monk

On this day in Tudor history, 12th March 1537, Cistercian monk William Haydock of Whalley Abbey, Lancashire, was hanged for treason at Whalley.
Haydock's abbey had been implicated in the 1536 Pilgrimage of Grace Rebellion, so Henry VIII wanted the abbey punished. Find out more about Whalley Abbey's part in the rebellion, how Haydock and several other monks were punished, and what exactly happened to William Haydock's remains, 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/evs7ZvC2OoE
Also on this day in Tudor history, 12th March 1539, Thomas Boleyn, father of Queen Anne Boleyn died at Hever Castle in Kent. Here's a link to last year’s video to find out more about Thomas’s death, resting place, and also what happened to him after the executions of his children, Anne and George, in May 1536 - https://youtu.be/KhiuvNMUiyY

March 11 - William Warner, our English Homer

On this day in history, 11th March 1609, Tudor poet and lawyer William Warner was buried at the Church of St John the Baptist at Great Amwell in Hertfordshire. 
 
Not many people today have heard of William Warner, but he was a well-respected and well-known poet in the Tudor era and even described as "our English Homer". He is known for his huge poem, "Albion's England, or, Historicall Map of the same Island".
 
Find out more about this poet in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".
 
Here's a link to read Warner’s work “Albion’s England” for yourself - https://archive.org/details/albionsenglandco00warn/page/n8/mode/2up 
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/oFCIFbDA3Cg
Also on this day in history, 11th March 1611, poet, diplomat and member of Parliament, Giles Fletcher the Elder, died in London. In last year’s video, I shared his wonderful deathbed speech so do check out that video. https://youtu.be/91dsiYAHuEE 
 
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March 10 - John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford and his role in the Wars of the Roses

On this day in Tudor history, 10th March 1513, magnate John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, died at his home at Castle Hedingham in Essex. 
Oxford was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses and played an important role in the Battle of Bosworth Field. As Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, talks about his life and career, you'll see just how complicated this civil war was.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/T1gRn3pz2AA
Also on this day in Tudor history, 10 March 1524, King Henry VIII suffered a jousting accident. Find out exactly what happened in last year's video - https://youtu.be/EHgU6KxiVAU

March 9 - Frances Radcliffe, Countess of Sussex, and her most rare gifts both of mind and body

On this day in Tudor history, 9th March 1589, Lady Frances Radcliffe, Countess of Sussex, and wife of Sir Thomas Radcliffe, Lord Fitzwalter and 3rd Earl of Sussex, died at her home in Bermondsey.
 
Frances is known for being the benefactor of Cambridge University's Sidney Sussex College, but there is much more to her than that. Her enemies even turned her husband and Queen Elizabeth I against her at one point!
 
Find out all about Frances Radcliffe (née Sidney) 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/SPyMoYQ7kLQ
 
Also on this day in history, 9th March 1566, a pregnant Mary, Queen of Scots witnessed the murder of her private secretary, David Rizzio, by a gang of assassins led by her husband, Lord Darnley. Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/xrry1M7NC70
 
You can find Claire at:
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