Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

The Most Important Woman in Tudor England You've Never Heard Of

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:06:00 -0000

Before hospitals, painkillers, or germ theory, the Tudor midwife was the most powerful person in the room. Licensed by the Bishop, sworn to secrecy, she outranked duchesses, performed sacraments no other woman was allowed to touch, and knew every secret in the neighborhood.

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What If Mary Queen of Scots Had Run? A Tudor Thought Experiment

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:15:00 -0000

Scotland in the 1560s was chaotic even by Tudor standards. In this thought experiment episode, we ask: what if Mary Queen of Scots had fled to France in 1567 instead of marrying Bothwell? We walk through the real history, then imagine how one different decision might have changed the Catholic plots against Elizabeth, the Spanish Armada, and the entire trajectory of the British monarchy. Plus: come join us at TudorCon, October 23-25 in Richmond, Virginia. tudorcon.englandcast.com.

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The Medieval Women Who Ran Businesses, Won Lawsuits, and Refused to Be Pushed Out

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:15:00 -0000

History says medieval women were powerless. Some of them knew exactly where the power was and went and got it.

In this episode I'm looking at four women who built careers, won lawsuits, and left things behind that still exist today, all inside a legal system that was stacked against them. Katherine Fenkyll ran one of the most active cloth businesses in Tudor London for thirty years, negotiated with guilds and cardinals, and took people to court over bad silk. Rose de Burford chased Edward II for an unpaid debt five times while simultaneously producing embroidered vestments for the Pope. Alice Chester took over her late husband's international shipping operation and donated the first crane to the Port of Bristol. And Joan Bradbury founded a school in Saffron Walden that is still open today.

None of them were rebels. They were just very good at finding the gaps.

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Why Tudor England Refused to Eat Tomatoes For 200 Years

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:15:00 -0000

The story of how a respected Elizabethan botanist looked at a tomato, applied perfectly logical medical reasoning, and concluded that English people shouldn't eat one, and why it took two hundred years for anyone to prove him wrong.

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What It Was Actually Like to Work in Henry VIII's Kitchen

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:30:00 -0000

Henry VIII's kitchens at Hampton Court occupied 55 rooms, employed 200 men, and burned six tons of wood every single day. This episode spends 24 hours inside that operation, from the scullions lighting fires before dawn to the leftover food going to the poor at the end of the day. We cover the kitchen hierarchy, the staggering food quantities, the spit boy and his very specific idea of a holiday, who ate what and where, and the theft problem that required a royal decree to address.

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In Tudor England, Your Dreams Were Everyone's Business

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:18:00 -0000

In Tudor England, a dream wasn't private. It was medical evidence, potential divine communication, and possibly a message from Satan. This video explores the three frameworks Tudor people used to understand their dreams, and the story of Elizabeth Barton, the Holy Maid of Kent, whose visions made her famous across England and then got her executed in 1534.

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They Hung Babies On Walls: A Day Inside the Tudor Royal Nursery

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 -0000

The Tudor royal nursery wasn't a cozy domestic space. It was a department of state, with its own hierarchy, its own politics, and sworn oaths of loyalty just to rock a cradle. This week we're going inside it: the Lady Mistress running the show, the wet nurses who gave up their families and their freedom to feed someone else's baby, the swaddling operation that occasionally involved hanging an infant on a wall, and the extraordinary lengths Henry VIII went to in order to keep his precious son Edward alive. Plus the women who made all of this work, and whom history mostly forgot to name.

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She Tested It. They Ignored It. The Women Who Invented Knowledge Before Science Had a Name.

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:30:00 -0000

In the late 1400s, two women were doing something radical: generating knowledge and insisting it counted. Margery Kempe was building an evidence base for her divine visions. Caterina Sforza was annotating her alchemical recipes with "proven and certain." They never met, but they were solving the same problem. One manuscript was found in a ping-pong cupboard in 1934. The other is still missing.

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24 Hours in the Life of a Tudor Lady in Waiting (She Asked for Gambling Money. Her Mom Said Practice Your Lute.)

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:00:00 -0000

What did a Tudor lady in waiting actually do all day? We're spending 24 hours with Anne Basset at Greenwich Palace in 1538, hour by hour from 5am to midnight. Anne served five queens across two decades and survived all of it, which was not guaranteed. We know the details of her life because her mother wrote constantly from Calais asking whether the smocks fit, reminding her to practice her lute instead of gambling, and scheming about how to keep her in the king's good graces. The Lisle Letters are essentially a Tudor-era helicopter parenting archive, and they are extraordinary.

In this episode: the sleeping arrangements that would genuinely shock you, the pearl girdle rule that got women turned away at the queen's door, why French fashion was politically dangerous in 1538, what they actually ate and when, the May Day beauty ritual involving hawthorn dew that was completely real, and how Anne managed the very complicated situation of catching Henry VIII's eye at sixteen.

She came to court asking for thicker smocks and a little money for her devotions. She left with land grants and a royal wedding Mary I organized personally. One ordinary Tuesday at a time.

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Did the Tudors DO April Fools?

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:30:00 -0000

It's April 1st, and I'm not going to trick you. Instead, let's ask a genuine question: did the Tudors even DO April Fools' Day?

The answer is no, not really. But what they did instead is so much more interesting. We dig into the murky origins of April Fools' Day (the most popular origin story is probably itself a myth, which is perfect), the Tudor tradition of licensed misrule, and the story of Will Sommers, Henry VIII's court jester, the only person in England allowed to call the king "Harry" to his face and tell him he was being robbed by his own advisors.

He also occasionally had to flee the palace for his own safety. It was a complicated job.

No tricks. Just Tudor history.

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Three Queens Who Refused to Behave (And Why History Punished Them For It)

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:16:00 -0000

History has a word for queens who had opinions and refused to be managed. Today we're looking at three of them across three centuries - Eleanor of Aquitaine, Empress Matilda, and Isabella of France - and asking whether "scandalous" means what history wants us to think it means.

Eleanor governed, went on crusade, backed her sons against her husband, and got locked in a tower for sixteen years. Henry II never divorced her because Aquitaine went with her. That one fact tells you everything.

Matilda had a legitimate claim to the English throne, backed by three sworn oaths from the English nobility. She fought a civil war for six years, won the decisive battle, and came within weeks of her coronation before London rioted and drove her out. History called her arrogant. The chronicles used language for her they would never use for a king doing the same things.

Isabella spent twenty years being publicly humiliated by Edward II, had her lands confiscated, watched her children taken from her household -- then went to France on a diplomatic mission and simply didn't come back. She raised an army, removed a failing king, and installed her son on the throne. History called her the She-Wolf of France. That label was borrowed from Shakespeare, applied originally to a completely different queen, and stuck on Isabella by a single poem written four hundred years after her death.

Three queens. Three centuries. One verdict: too much.

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Same Choice. Opposite Directions. Two Tudor Women in Exile.

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:29:00 -0000

In the 1550s, Tudor England created exiles going both ways. When Mary I came to the throne, Protestants fled. When Elizabeth came to the throne, Catholics fled. Today we're looking at two women caught on opposite sides of that chaos: Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk, who endured poverty and Lithuania rather than pretend to be Catholic for one single day, and Jane Dormer, Mary I's closest friend, who left England in 1559 and never came back.

Both women refused to compromise. Both held onto who they were no matter what it cost them. But one always knew she was going home, and one quietly stopped thinking of England as home at all.

This is part of an ongoing series on Tudor women who did things their own way despite what authority was telling them.

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How to Survive a Tudor King (A Case Study in Almost Getting It Right)

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:30:00 -0000

Thomas Cranmer spent twenty-five years mastering the art of Tudor survival. He was useful, he was careful, he understood exactly how to stay on the right side of the most dangerous king in English history. And it worked, right up until it didn't.

Today we're using Cranmer as the ultimate Tudor survival case study: what the rules were, how he followed them, and why he broke every single one of them at the last possible second, on purpose, in the most dramatic way imaginable.

If you've ever wondered what it actually took to survive the English Reformation, this is the episode for you.

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What If Katherine Parr Had Refused Thomas Seymour?

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:53:00 -0000

Katherine Parr survived Henry VIII -- no small feat -- only to die in childbirth at 36 after rushing into a marriage with Thomas Seymour, the charming, reckless, deeply ambitious man she'd wanted before Henry got in the way.

The obvious "what if" is that she lives longer. But the more interesting question is what her survival means for Elizabeth Tudor -- the teenager living in that household, experiencing things no teenager should experience, and then losing the closest thing she had to a mother, all before her sixteenth birthday.

In this alternate history episode we look at who Tom Seymour really was, what actually happened at Chelsea, and what a different outcome might have meant -- for Katherine's intellectual and religious work, for the Elizabethan religious settlement, and for whether the woman who became Elizabeth I might have carried a little less armor into her reign.

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Henry VIII Dissolved This Abbey. They Refused to Leave for 500 Years.

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:24:00 -0000

Syon Abbey was founded in 1415 and dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539. The community refused to scatter. They waited, came back under Mary, went into exile again under Elizabeth, survived a Calvinist mob in Flanders, 200 years in Lisbon, a 9.0 earthquake, and Napoleon. They finally closed in 2011 -- not because anyone shut them down, but because there were three elderly nuns left and they couldn't maintain the building. This is their story, including the nun who grabbed the abbey seal to stop Henry's officers, the abbess who confronted a mob and died six weeks later, and a community that carried the keys to their original home for 366 years.

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📚 Sources and further reading:

Virginia Bainbridge, "Nuns on the Run: The Sturdy and Wilful Dames of Syon Abbey and their Disobedience to the Tudor State ca. 1530-1600" -- this is the research that recovered the three incidents of nun resistance and is genuinely worth tracking down.

The University of Exeter Special Collections has the entire Syon Abbey archive online and it is a wonderful rabbit hole: https://specialcollectionsarchive.exeter.ac.uk/exhibits/show/syon-abbey

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What If Anne of Cleves Had Refused the Annulment?

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:37:00 -0000

Anne of Cleves is always called the lucky one. She survived Henry VIII, kept her head, and walked away with Hever Castle and a generous income. But in July 1540 she actually had legal grounds to contest the annulment, a brother with diplomatic leverage, and Katherine of Aragon's playbook sitting right in front of her. So why did she say yes? And was it luck, or was it strategy?

This week I'm looking at the decision Anne faced, what refusing might actually have cost her, and the moment after Katherine Howard's execution when Anne apparently decided she wanted back in after all. She wasn't the lucky one. She was the smart one. And I think we've been underselling her for about 500 years.

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The Women Henry VIII Forgot: England's Nuns After the Dissolution

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:51:00 -0000

When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries, roughly 2,000 nuns lost everything overnight. Their homes, their communities, their vocations, and in many cases the only life they had ever known. We talk endlessly about the monks and the land transfers. We almost never talk about the nuns.

In this episode I'm looking at what actually happened to them after the dissolution. Some went home to families. Some married. Some kept living together informally, maintaining their communities without officially calling it a convent. And some, like the Bridgettines of Syon Abbey, went into exile on the continent and refused to stop existing for the next five centuries. The Syon community, dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539, was still going in Devon in 2011.

We'll also look at what the dissolution really meant for women's options in England long-term, because for roughly three hundred years afterward, there was no structure in England that allowed women to lead communities and exercise real authority. That's not a footnote. That's a seismic shift.

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The Medieval Women Who Refused to Be Nuns or Wives (And Got Away With It for 800 Years)

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:30:00 -0000

The last Beguine died in 2013. Her name was Marcella Pattyn, she was 92 years old, and she was the final link in an 800-year chain of women who refused to be nuns or wives and built something entirely their own instead.

The Beguines lived in community, supported themselves, and wrote theology in languages ordinary people could actually read, all without answering to any bishop, abbot, or husband. The medieval Church had no category for them, and that uncertainty turned dangerous fast.

This episode follows the Beguines from their origins in 13th century Belgium and the Netherlands through the trial of Marguerite Porete, a mystic who wrote a book the Church burned twice, sat before the Inquisition in silence for eighteen months, and was executed in Paris in 1310. Her book survived. It's still in print. The begijnhofs her community built are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

They were not waiting for permission. They just kept going.

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Who Actually Paid for the Gloriana Myth? (The Hidden Cost of Tudor Image-Making)

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:57:00 -0000

Everyone knows the image: the pearls, the sieve, the impossible gown. Elizabeth I as Gloriana, timeless and untouchable.

But someone paid for that image. A lot of someones. Today we're following the money behind Tudor image-making, from the Norwich aldermen who spent months of public funds on five days of royal pageantry, to Robert Dudley bankrupting himself at Kenilworth, to Nicholas Hilliard painting the most iconic portraits of the age while struggling to pay his own debts.

The Gloriana myth was brilliant. It was also built on a foundation of panicking town councils, bankrupt earls, and poets who never quite got what they were owed.

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Tudor Women Had No Financial Rights. So Why Are Their Names All Over the Account Books?

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:09:00 -0000

Under Tudor law, a married woman didn't legally exist as a financial person. Everything she owned became her husband's the moment she married. She couldn't sign a contract, collect a debt, or run a business in her own name.

And yet the account books survive. And they are full of women.

Today we're looking at how Tudor women actually managed money in a world that officially pretended they weren't — from Bess of Hardwick knowing to the penny what her glazier charged her, to the mercer's wife who knew cloth better than her husband and they both knew it.

The math was never the problem. They had the math covered.

Sources and further reading: The Lisle Letters, ed. Muriel St. Clare Byrne Margaret Hoby, The Private Life of an Elizabethan Lady Mary S. Lovell, Bess of Hardwick: First Lady of Chatsworth

Katherine Fenkyll episode: https://youtu.be/QggqaYpPbe4

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Katherine Parr Was Held Hostage Before She Ever Met Henry VIII

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:30:00 -0000

Before Katherine Parr became Henry VIII's sixth wife, she spent eight years at Snape Castle in North Yorkshire as Lady Latimer. In January 1537, armed rebels from the Pilgrimage of Grace showed up while her husband was away, took her and her stepchildren hostage, and ransacked the place.

I think that moment explains everything about who Katherine became.

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What If Mary Tudor's Baby Was Real? | Tudor Alternate History

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:52:00 -0000

What if Mary I's phantom pregnancy in 1555 had been real? In this episode, I trace what happens to Elizabeth, the Church of England, the Spanish Armada, Mary Queen of Scots, and even English-speaking America if one baby had actually arrived. Spoiler: almost nothing about the modern world looks the same.

Related "What if" - what if Elizabeth had married early?

https://youtu.be/Al8K_oLHEIY

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How Tudor People Actually Got Their News (It Was Chaotic)

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:30:00 -0000

Related episode on Isabella Whitney: https://youtu.be/JoSeTYE22SE

Before newspapers, before coffeehouses, Tudor England had its own chaotic information ecosystem, and it reached further down the social ladder than most people realize. In this episode we're looking at who could actually read, what ordinary people were reading (broadside ballads, almanacs, monster news), and how the Crown kept losing the information war no matter how hard it tried. Turns out the Tudor relationship with fake news, spin, and banned texts looks a lot more familiar than you'd expect.

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Why Smart Tudor Women Chose the Convent (And What Henry VIII Took From Them)

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:17:00 -0000

When Bridget of York, youngest daughter of Edward IV, chose a life at Dartford Priory over marriage to a Scottish prince, most people assume she had no better options. They're wrong.

The Tudor convent wasn't a consolation prize. It was the only institution in England that offered women real governance experience, education, community, and a life that didn't depend on surviving childbirth or a husband's political fortunes.

Abbesses ran estates and managed finances.Nuns elected their own leaders based on merit.

When Cromwell's commissioners showed up before the dissolution and asked every single nun if she wanted to leave, virtually none said yes.

Then Henry VIII closed all of it down. Over 800 houses, gone in four years. And for women, it wasn't just a religious change. It was the elimination of the only exit option they had.

Today we're talking about what the convent actually was, who chose it and why, and what it meant when it disappeared.

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So You Want to Survive Henry VIII's Court (Good Luck)

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:41:00 -0000

The Tudor court was one of the most glamorous, exciting, and genuinely terrifying places in the world. And the people who lost their heads there were not stupid. Thomas More was a legal genius. Cromwell basically invented modern bureaucracy. Wolsey ran England for fifteen years. So what went wrong?

Today we're building the actual survival guide. The real unwritten rules that separated the people who died in their beds from the people who died on Tower Hill. Spoiler: it is more complicated than "don't annoy the king."

Topics covered: why being the most powerful person in the room will get you killed, how information could be currency or a death sentence, why your religion was a political decision you had to remake every few years, and why loyalty was sometimes the most dangerous thing you could offer.

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The Queen Henry V Called a Witch (And Why He Was Lying)

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:57:00 -0000

In 1419, Joan of Navarre, dowager queen of England and stepmother to Henry V, was arrested for witchcraft and necromancy. There was no trial. Her income was seized immediately. And Henry V, the king she supposedly tried to murder with wax figures and dark magic, freed her on his deathbed and wrote that he feared for his soul because of what he had done to her.

So what actually happened? Joan's story takes us from the court of her father Charles the Bad, through two marriages and a regency, to one of the most cynical financial scams in medieval English history. Henry V needed money for his French campaigns. Joan was sitting on roughly ten percent of the entire Crown's annual revenue. And someone, somewhere, found a way to make that a treason charge.

This is the story of a woman history forgot, and the king who made sure she'd be forgotten.

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What If Reginald Pole Had Just Shut Up? (Margaret Pole's Survival)

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:55:00 -0000

Margaret Pole was 67 years old when Henry VIII had her executed. She wasn't plotting. She wasn't scheming. She was an old woman in the Tower whose son kept writing angry letters from Rome calling Henry a heretic.

So today we're playing a game. What if Reginald Pole had kept his opinions to himself? Could Margaret have survived to see Mary on the throne? I think the answer is yes, and the story of why is one of the most infuriating what-ifs in all of Tudor history.

We're talking about a man who had every possible advantage, chose righteousness over his mother's life, and then got a whole second act anyway.

Margaret didn't.

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A Galley Slave, A Massacre, and Henry VIII Being Winched Onto A Horse

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:10:00 -0000

We think of the Tudor period as velvet and poetry and dramatic executions. We do not think of it as siege warfare. That's a mistake.

In this episode I'm looking at three Tudor sieges that completely wrecked my assumptions about this era:

- Henry VIII personally showing up to besiege a French city (and having to be hoisted onto his horse to get there),

- a Protestant reformer who ended up as a galley slave after one of the most dramatic castle standoffs in Scottish history,

- and a massacre on an Irish headland that the Elizabethan golden age narrative tends to skip past.

Gunpowder was changing everything in this period. The Tudors were living in a world of constant violence and instability that the pretty portraits don't show us. And some of the most consequential moments of the 16th century happened not in a court or a council chamber, but outside a set of walls.

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What If Katherine Howard Had Culpepper's Baby?

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:45:00 -0000

Katherine Howard is remembered as the tragic teenager who lost her head at seventeen. But what if she didn't have to?

In the winter of 1541, everyone at the English court thought Henry VIII was dying. They were just waiting him out. All Katherine had to do was survive a few more months. And then Cranmer slipped that letter under Henry's door, and everything fell apart.

But what if two things had gone differently? What if Katherine had gotten pregnant during her secret meetings with Thomas Culpepper? And what if Henry had died when everyone expected him to?

Today we're following that thread all the way to the ending Katherine Howard never got.

I've also been reading Philippa Gregory's newest book, The Boleyn Traitor, and it gave me a lot to think about regarding Jane Boleyn's role in all of this. Links below!

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He Betrayed His Brother to Save Himself. Then He Had to Live With It.

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:44:00 -0000

In 1538, a man named Geoffrey Pole was arrested and taken to the Tower of London. He hadn't plotted against Henry VIII. He hadn't raised an army. He'd written letters to his brother and said, once, that he wished he could see him.

That was enough.

What followed was one of the most psychologically devastating interrogations of the Tudor period, and one of the least talked about. Over seven sessions, Geoffrey gave evidence that brought down his entire family: his brother Lord Montagu, his cousin Henry Courtenay the Marquess of Exeter, and eventually his 67-year-old mother Margaret Pole, the last surviving Plantagenet.

He survived. He was pardoned. He spent the next twenty years in exile carrying what he'd done.

This is not really a spy story. It's a story about what surveillance states actually run on, not information, but fear. And about the brother who burned the family from a safe distance in Rome and somehow came out of it as Archbishop of Canterbury.

Tudor history has been calling Geoffrey Pole weak for five centuries. I want to make the case that we don't get to say that from here.

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The York Sisters: Five Women, One Dynasty Collapse

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:52:00 -0000

Everyone knows the Princes in the Tower, but what happened to their sisters? After Bosworth, five daughters of Edward IV faced a new Tudor king who needed one of them and feared the rest. This is the story of how Henry VII solved the problem of Elizabeth, Cecily, Anne, Catherine, and Bridget of York... and what each solution cost.

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Why Americans Fall in Love with Britain with Jonathan Thomas of Anglotopia

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:00:00 -0000

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What makes someone dedicate their life to a country that isn't their own? Jonathan Thomas, founder of Anglotopia, has spent 19 years building a community for Americans obsessed with British history, culture, and travel. We talk about how he started the site in a closet in Chicago, what turns a casual Anglophile into a lifelong devotee, the best places to visit in Britain beyond the tourist trail, and his plans to walk Hadrian's Wall this summer. Plus we swap notes on what it actually takes to build a business around something you love.

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The Tudors Didn't Know How It Would End Either

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:25:00 -0000

We talk a lot about living through uncertain times, especially now. New technology nobody fully understands. Institutions that keep changing the rules. A world that feels like it's shifting faster than anyone can keep up with.The Tudors would have recognized that feeling immediately.Between 1485 and 1603, England went through changes that were, by any measure, total: the printing press, the Reformation, the dissolution of the monasteries, the literal discovery of unknown continents. And unlike us, they didn't get to look back at it from a safe distance. They were living inside it, without knowing the outcome.This video looks at how ordinary people actually experienced that upheaval — and what it might tell us about our own.

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What’s in a Tudor Woman’s Bag? Court Essentials vs. Servant Survival

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:48:00 -0000

If you emptied the pockets of a Tudor woman in 1535, what would spill out?

In this episode, we’re opening the drawstring purses, apron folds, and girdles of 16th-century women to see what they actually carried. Not the romanticized version. The practical one.

From gold pomanders packed with ambergris and spices…
To iron keys tied on fraying string…
To bread wrapped in linen because there was no such thing as “grabbing something later.”

We’ll look at:

• The scented luxury of court life
• The devotional habits that traveled at the waist
• The money, keys, and tools women kept on their bodies
• The stark differences between noblewomen, merchants’ wives, and servants
• And what everyday objects quietly reveal about class, privacy, and control

This is a “What’s In My Bag” video: Tudor edition.

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The Times Mary Tudor Almost Fled England

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:49:00 -0000

There were moments in Mary Tudor’s life when escape seemed like the safest choice. Imperial ambassadors discussed secret routes to the coast. Ships waited across the Channel. Loyal advisers urged her to leave England before her enemies could move against her.

In this video, we look at the most dangerous periods of Mary’s early life, first under her father Henry VIII, when Anne Boleyn’s rise left her isolated, illegitimate, and under constant pressure, and then again under her brother Edward VI, when her refusal to abandon the Catholic Mass brought her into direct conflict with the Protestant government.

At least once, imperial ships were ready to carry her to safety in the Low Countries. All she had to do was go.

But Mary refused every plan. She stayed in England, even when it put her at risk, and that decision would shape the dramatic events of 1553, when she claimed the throne.

This is the story of the times Mary nearly escaped, and why she chose not to.

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How the Tudors Celebrated Valentine’s Day (Love, Letters, and Candlemas Traditions)

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:48:00 -0000

Did the Tudors celebrate Valentine’s Day? And if so, what did it actually look like before chocolates, roses, and greeting cards?

In this episode, we step into mid-February in Tudor England, that quiet stretch between Candlemas and the start of Lent, and explore how people marked St. Valentine’s Day. From candlelit church processions and weather lore to love poems written in the Tower of London, we look at the real traditions behind the holiday.

You’ll hear about the medieval belief that birds chose their mates in mid-February, the Duke of Orléans writing a valentine from captivity, and Margery Brews’ heartfelt love letter to John Paston. We’ll also look at how Tudor households actually celebrated, from drawing valentines by lot to exchanging gloves, ribbons, and small gifts.

It’s a gentler, quieter kind of Valentine’s Day, set in a world of church calendars, cold February mornings, and handwritten letters carried across the countryside.

A small holiday, but one that brought a little warmth to the middle of winter.

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How Tudors Started the Day: Morning Routines in the 1500s

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:27:00 -0000

What did a typical morning look like in Tudor England?

There were no alarm clocks, no hot showers, and no coffee waiting in the kitchen. Instead, people woke in cold rooms, often sharing beds, with the fire nearly out and the day’s work already ahead of them.

In this episode, we walk through a full Tudor morning routine, from first light to the start of work. You’ll hear about rush-covered floors, chamber pots, quick basin washes, layered clothing, bread and small beer for breakfast, morning prayers, and the all-important task of bringing the fire back to life.

It’s a practical, physical start to the day that depended on the household, the season, and the light of the sun.

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From Pancakes to Fasting: Shrovetide and Lent in Tudor England

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:57:00 -0000

Late February was one of the hardest times of year in Tudor England. Food stores were running low, the weather was damp and cold, and spring still felt far away. But in the middle of that hungry season came Shrovetide, a brief burst of pancakes, games, and noise before the long fast of Lent began.

In this video, we spend a day inside a Tudor household at the end of winter. From thin pottage and smoky hearths to Shrove Tuesday pancakes and rough village football, this is what the season actually looked like for ordinary people.

We’ll follow the rhythm from the final feast of Shrovetide into the quiet first days of Lent, when the tables grew plainer and the long wait for spring began.

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The Marriage That Could Have Saved Mary I | Tudor Alternate History

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:35:00 -0000

What if Mary I had listened to her people instead of her heart?

When Mary Tudor took the throne in 1553, she was a survivor who had beaten the odds. But she was also a woman in a hurry. She needed an heir, she needed to secure the Catholic faith, and she needed a husband. In our timeline, she chose Philip of Spain, a decision that brought Wyatt’s Rebellion, the loss of Calais, and the nickname "Bloody Mary."

But it didn't have to be that way.

In today’s episode, we’re diving into a fascinating "sliding doors" moment in Tudor history. We explore what would have happened if Mary had chosen the handsome, erratic, and purely English Edward Courtenay instead.

We’re breaking down the ramifications of that one choice:

Why the Spanish match was so loathed by the English public.
How the survival of Lady Jane Grey and the freedom of Princess Elizabeth hinged on this wedding.
The economic "miracle" of a timeline where England never loses Calais.
Whether a secure, "English" Mary would have ever become the "Bloody" queen we remember today.

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Arbella Stuart’s Escape: Disguised as a Man, Chased by the Crown

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:16:00 -0000

Arbella Stuart was born with royal blood, raised under watch, and treated as a possible queen her entire life. She never claimed the throne, but her lineage made her dangerous simply by existing.

In this episode, we follow Arbella from her childhood under Bess of Hardwick to her secret marriage to William Seymour, and the dramatic 1611 escape attempt that ended in pursuit, capture, and imprisonment in the Tower of London.

It’s the story of a woman who spent her life waiting for permission, and what happened when she finally stopped.

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How Cold Were Tudor Houses? The Reality of Life Without Heat

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:00:00 -0000

If you’ve ever visited a Tudor palace in winter and wondered why it feels so cold inside, the answer is simple: it always was.

In this episode, I explore how people in Tudor England actually stayed warm indoors. Not central heating, not roaring fires in every room, but a daily system built around one hearth, heavy clothing, hot food, shared warmth, and carefully managed routines.

We’ll look at fireplaces and fuel, why most rooms were never heated at all, how beds were warmed instead of bedrooms, and how people wrote, read, and worked with numb fingers in firelit rooms. From foot warmers taken to church to warming pans slipped between the sheets, heat in the Tudor world was local, temporary, and precious.

Understanding how the Tudors dealt with cold changes how we think about daily life, privacy, sleep, work, and even learning in the sixteenth century. Warmth wasn’t ambient. It was something you had to make, protect, and share.

This is the everyday reality of living in cold stone houses, with one fire, long winters, and no escape from the chill.

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What If the Gunpowder Plot Had Succeeded? England After November 5, 1605

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:30:00 -0000

In November 1605, the Gunpowder Plot came terrifyingly close to reshaping England’s future. This episode explores what would have happened if Parliament had actually exploded - killing the king, his ministers, and much of the political class in a single moment.

Rather than retelling the familiar story, this video focuses on the aftermath that never came to pass: the succession crisis, the fate of Princess Elizabeth, the absence of a functioning government, and the realities the conspirators failed to anticipate.

We then return to what did happen, how the plot unraveled, how the conspirators were hunted down, and how the trials and executions turned a failed conspiracy into a permanent political myth.

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The Death and Funeral of Henry VIII: Ritual, Power, and a Vanishing Tomb

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:22:00 -0000

When Henry VIII died at Whitehall Palace in January 1547, England faced a dangerous moment. His heir was nine years old, power was about to shift, and the death of a king had to be handled with extreme care.

In this video, we follow Henry VIII from his deathbed through one of the most elaborate royal funerals of the sixteenth century.

We look at how his body was prepared, why his burial was delayed, how the funeral procession moved from Whitehall to Windsor, and what those towering candle-filled hearses actually were.

Along the way, we examine one of the most enduring stories associated with Henry’s death - the claim that his coffin burst open at Syon Abbey - and why that story almost certainly isn’t true.

We also explore Henry’s plans for a monumental tomb and a perpetual chantry at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, and why neither was ever completed.

Despite the scale of his funeral, Henry VIII ended up buried without a visible monument, his vault unmarked for centuries.

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Women Who Anchored Empire: Ireland, Roanoke, and the Jamestown Brides | Tudorcon Talk

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:29:00 -0000

What role did women actually play in England’s early colonial experiments?

In this Tudorcon 2025 talk, Colleen Parker explores the overlooked but essential role of women in early English colonization, beginning in Ireland and continuing through Roanoke and Jamestown. Rather than treating women as background figures, this talk shows how they functioned as household managers, negotiators, landholders, cultural intermediaries, and, in many cases, the key to whether a colony survived at all.

Topics include:
• Women in the Irish plantations as a testing ground for colonization • The role of women in Roanoke and the mystery of Virginia Dare • The Jamestown Brides and why “mail-order brides” is a misleading label • Women as property holders and legal actors in early Virginia • Daily survival, childbirth, labor, and negotiation with Native communities

This is a rich, thoughtful look at how women shaped colonization on both sides of the Atlantic.

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The King in the Mill: The Strange Death of James III

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:00:00 -0000

In the summer of 1488, a King of Scots lay dying in a flour mill, allegedly murdered by a man disguised as a priest. But how did James III - a man who preferred lutes to longswords and architects to Earls - find himself fleeing for his life from his own son?

This week, we’re venturing just north of the border and slightly back in time to explore the chaotic, culture-clashing reign of James III. From the dramatic "kidnapping" of his childhood to the brutal executions at Lauder Bridge and the mystery of his final moments at Sauchieburn, we look at a monarch who was perhaps too "Renaissance" for his own good.

We’ll also trace the thread that leads directly to the Tudor dynasty, exploring how this medieval tragedy set the stage for the "Union of the Thistle and the Rose" and the eventual rise of the United Kingdom. It’s a story of gold, betrayal, and a lifelong penance worn in the form of an iron belt.

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What Was Wolsey Thinking? The Slow, Fatal Unraveling of Henry VIII’s Greatest Minister

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:53:00 -0000

At the height of his power, Thomas Wolsey stood at the center of Europe’s grandest spectacle - the Field of Cloth of Gold. Ten years later, he was alone, under arrest, and dying far from court.

In this What Were They Thinking? episode, we trace Wolsey’s downfall step by step - from supreme confidence in 1520 to political isolation in 1530. We follow how he reacted to each loss of power: his removal from office, his enforced move north to York, the dangerous letters he continued to write, and the fatal belief that service, law, and process might still save him.

This is not a story of sudden collapse, but of a man who could not stop thinking like a statesman long after the state had turned against him.

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What If Elizabeth I Had Married Early? One Decision That Changes Everything

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:39:00 -0000

Elizabeth I’s decision not to marry shaped the entire character of her reign. But what if she had chosen differently, early on, when the pressure was highest and the risks were lowest?

In this Thought Experiment, we explore how an early marriage might have changed the succession, court politics, religion, and England’s place in Europe, and what Elizabeth gained, and gave up, by refusing to say yes.

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A Monster Winter Storm, Tudor Style: How People Coped Without Forecasts

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 02:53:00 -0000

As a major winter storm is hitting much of the United States, it’s hard not to think about how dependent we are on forecasts, alerts, and advance warnings. We know when snow will start, how bad it might get, and when it should be over. The Tudors had none of that. In this episode, we explore how people in Tudor England understood the weather, what “forecasting” meant in a world without instruments or data, and how households prepared for winter when storms arrived without warning. We’ll look at seasonal preparation, food storage, fuel shortages, and what happened when cold lasted longer than anyone expected. We’ll also examine real historical examples of severe winters from the Tudor period and just beyond it, including prolonged frosts that froze rivers, stalled trade, and tested the limits of everyday life. This isn’t a story about cozy snowfalls. It’s about uncertainty, preparation, and what winter meant in a world where no one could say how long the storm would last.

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What Was Katharine Parr Thinking? The Conversation That Almost Got Her Arrested

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:12:00 -0000

In the final years of Henry VIII’s reign, even conversation could be dangerous. Katharine Parr was not simply a dutiful queen consort. She was highly educated, deeply interested in theology, and unusually willing to debate religion with the king. At first, Henry encouraged these exchanges. He enjoyed having a companion who could follow his arguments and respond thoughtfully. By 1546, however, those same conversations were being reported very differently. An arrest warrant was prepared. Bishops took notice. Courtiers repeated her words. Katharine found herself in the same position that had destroyed others before her. This video explores: Why Katharine felt secure enough to debate theology with Henry How court politics turned her speech into a risk What she understood about Henry’s need for control at the crucial moment And how a carefully chosen conversation stopped the arrest from going forward This is not a story about luck or silence. It is about timing, perception, and knowing when the safest move was to change the way the story was being told. 📌Join my newsletter for exclusive Tudor news and updates: https://www.englandcast.com/newsletter

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How to Die in Tudor England

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:56:00 -0000

When we think about death in Tudor England, we usually picture executions, plague, or war. But for most people living in 16th-century England, death came much closer to home. In this episode, we explore accidental deaths recorded in coroners’ inquests: drownings while fetching water, fatal after-work swims, farm accidents, falls, fires, and moments of ordinary life that went catastrophically wrong. Drawing on recent research by historian Steven Gunn, these cases reveal what people were actually doing all day, the risks they lived with, and how unforgiving the physical world of Tudor England could be. This isn’t a story about kings or court politics. It’s about laborers, women, children, and families navigating daily work, domestic chores, and leisure in a landscape with very little margin for error. If you’ve ever wondered what Tudor life really looked like beyond the palace walls, this episode offers a stark and fascinating answer.

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Thomas Cromwell in 1540: The Year He Knew He Was Finished

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:30:00 -0000

In early 1540, Thomas Cromwell was still powerful, but he knew something had shifted.

Today we look at the final year before Cromwell’s fall, not as a sudden collapse, but as a slow recognition that his influence was draining away. As the court reoriented itself, allies fell silent, old enemies returned, and the systems Cromwell built no longer protected him.

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The One Choice That Could Have Changed Tudor England Forever

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:30:00 -0000

What if Catherine of Aragon had agreed to an annulment in 1527?

Today we explore a Tudor what-if with enormous consequences. If Catherine had stepped aside quietly, Henry VIII might never have broken with Rome, Anne Boleyn might have had time to secure her position, Mary Tudor’s future could have been settled early, and England might have remained a far quieter place.

A meditation on how one refusal, rooted in conscience, reshaped a kingdom.

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A Day in the life of a Yeoman Farmer

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:30:00 -0000

In this minicast, we spend twenty-four hours with a yeoman farmer and his family, the solid middle of Tudor society. From waking before dawn to fieldwork, food, spinning, neighborly chatter, and falling asleep by firelight, this is an ordinary working day in rural England. No court, no kings, just the daily rhythm that fed the country and kept Tudor England running.

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A Tudorcon 2025 Talk: The Magic of Holbein

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:39:00 -0000

This talk was recorded live at Tudorcon 2025.

In this lecture, Mallory Jackson explores the work of Hans Holbein the Younger, the artist whose portraits defined how we visualize the Tudor court. Focusing on key paintings from Holbein’s years in England, she looks at how symbolism, material culture, and political change shaped portraits of figures such as Henry VIII, Thomas More, and Thomas Cromwell.

This is a detailed, art-driven discussion of Holbein’s most famous works, including The Ambassadors, and what they reveal about power, belief, and uncertainty in Tudor England.

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Juana of Castile: The Queen Who Was Never Allowed to Rule

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:30:00 -0000

Juana of Castile is remembered by history as “Juana the Mad,” but that label explains far less than it hides. In this episode, we step away from biography and diagnosis to look instead at power: who held it, who wanted it, and who benefited when Juana was declared unfit to rule. Drawing on recent scholarship and the comparison with her sister Catherine of Aragon, this is a closer look at how a reigning queen was sidelined, confined, and ultimately erased without ever being formally deposed. Juana’s story isn’t just tragic. It’s a case study in how authority can be neutralized not by force, but by containment.

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Cardinal Beaufort: The Man who Made Kings

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:30:00 -0000

Henry Beaufort is rarely the most famous Beaufort, but he may have been the most influential.

A son of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Beaufort took a different path from his more rebellious relatives. As Bishop of Winchester and later a cardinal, he became the wealthiest churchman in England and a crucial financial backer of the Lancastrian crown.

This minicast explores how Henry Beaufort shaped English politics through money and influence rather than titles or armies. From underwriting royal government to clashing with Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester during Henry VI’s minority, Beaufort’s power came from being indispensable, even when he was unpopular.

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[YouTube Drop] Three Twelfth Nights at the Tudor Court (1512–1582)

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:30:00 -0000

At the Tudor court, Twelfth Night was more than the end of Christmas. Using specific recorded celebrations from across the sixteenth century, this minicast explores how plays, masques, tournaments, dancing, and banquets were used to perform power at court.

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Henry VIII Did Pardon People.

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:45:00 -0000

Henry VIII is famous for executions, but he did issue pardons; rarely, strategically, and always on his own terms. Starting with the pardon of Geoffrey Pole in 1539, this minicast explores who Henry spared, who he didn’t, and what mercy really meant under the Tudors.

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[YouTube Drop] Henry's Abraham Tapestries

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:17:00 -0000

When you step into the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace, the walls tell a story. In this minicast, we explore Henry VIII’s Abraham tapestries: vast, expensive works of art that doubled as political messaging.

Woven in the 1540s, these biblical scenes weren’t just decoration. They reinforced Henry’s claims to religious authority, dynastic legitimacy, and the future of the Tudor line, all at a moment when succession anxiety and church reform loomed large. Five hundred years later, the tapestries are still hanging—and still saying exactly what Henry wanted them to say.

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A Tour of Tudor York

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:54:00 -0000

This tour of Tudor York was originally a Members Only video from two years ago. I’m making it public today so everyone can explore it. Patrons and channel members still get the good stuff first, including extra episodes, and content that never appears on the public channel.

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Christmas Eve with the Tudors | Winter Traditions, Feasting & Faith

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:05:00 -0000

Because it’s Christmas Eve, I’m taking the day to be with family. In place of something new, this episode brings together several Christmas and wintertime Tudor stories from past years in one long, easy listen. These episodes explore how Christmas was celebrated in Tudor England - the traditions, food, faith, music, and rhythms of the season. Perfect for listening while you cook, travel, or enjoy a quiet Christmas Eve. I’ll be back with new episodes soon. Until then, happy Christmas.

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[YouTube Drop] Terms of Adornment with Terry Jones

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:02:00 -0000

This episode features a live Tudorcon talk by Terry Jones, longtime docent at Agecroft Hall, exploring how jewelry functioned in Tudor and early Stuart England.

From pearls and signet rings to portrait jewels and the Order of the Garter, this talk looks at how men and women used jewelry to signal power, identity, loyalty, and belief. Recorded live, the episode includes audience questions and the informal rhythm of an in-person lecture.

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[YouTube Drop] The Letter That Took 383 Years

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:30:00 -0000

In 1602, Elizabeth I wrote a formal letter to the Emperor of China, hoping to open peaceful trade between their two realms. The letter was sent with an English explorer attempting to reach China via the Northwest Passage. He never made it. The minicast stayed in England for centuries, was once used to line a farm’s bran bin, and was not finally delivered to China until 1984. This episode tells the story of that extraordinary diplomatic misfire, and what it reveals about Elizabethan ambition, global trade, and how history sometimes survives by accident.

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[YouTube Drop] Tudor Justice After the Verdict

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:30:00 -0000

Yesterday we chatted about how crimes were solved. Today, we look at convictions.

What happened after conviction in Tudor England? This minicast looks at how punishment worked through shame, visibility, and public order, from the stocks and church penance to execution and royal mercy.

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[YouTube Drop] Who Solved Crimes in Tudor England?

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:55:06 -0000

How did Tudor England solve crimes without police or forensic science? This episode explores how murder and suspicion were investigated through community testimony, coroners’ inquests, confession, and local justice, and why the world of Matthew Shardlake feels surprisingly accurate.

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Episode 321: The Tudor Body: Health, Illness, and Balance in Tudor England

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:30:00 -0000

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How did the Tudors understand the human body, and why does their approach feel so strange to us today? In this episode, I explore how people in Tudor England thought about health, illness, emotion, and balance, and how the body was believed to be shaped by air, weather, and even feelings themselves. We’ll also look at where Tudor medicine overlaps with our own, and why their way of living in the body wasn’t as unscientific as it’s often assumed.

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[YouTube Drop] A “Lady Jane Grey” Portrait That Isn’t Jane Grey at All

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:30:00 -0000

For more than three centuries, a restrained Tudor portrait was confidently labeled as Lady Jane Grey. But the woman in the painting is almost certainly not Jane at all.

In this episode, we explore the evidence that the famous Wrest Park portrait actually depicts Mary Neville, Lady Dacre, a young widow navigating disgrace, poverty, and political survival after her husband’s execution. Through costume, symbolism, provenance, and later portraits, a very different story emerges.

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[YouTube Drop] Bad meat, or poison?

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:30:00 -0000

Poison was the rumor that never died in Tudor England. In this episode, we look at the deaths that Tudor contemporaries believed were “too convenient” to be natural: the Scottish commissioners who fell ill during Mary, Queen of Scots’ marriage negotiations in France, the sudden collapse of Ferdinando Stanley, and the suspicions surrounding Darnley and Amy Robsart. Whether these cases were illness, accident, or something darker, the fear of poison shaped Tudor politics in surprising ways.

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Episode 320: Lady Margaret Douglas

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:30:00 -0000

Margaret Douglas, niece of Henry VIII, spent her entire life at the center of Tudor politics. In this episode I look at her childhood in the royal nursery, the scandal that sent her to the Tower, her influential marriage into the Lennox family, and the choices that helped place her grandson James VI on the English throne. A detailed look at the woman who linked the Tudor and Stuart dynasties.

Related episodes:

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Arbella Stuart: https://youtu.be/YJKkrYLRgy8

Tracy Borman on the other contenders: https://youtu.be/Uod4VosDhno

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More Tudor True Crime

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:30:00 -0000

Tudor England loved true crime just as much as we do today. In this episode, we look at a few cases that gripped 16th-century audiences: the 1551 murder of Thomas Arden of Faversham, and the 1592 killing of John Brewen, preserved in a sensational printed pamphlet. These stories reveal how early printers, ballad sellers, and public executions shaped a uniquely Tudor form of crime storytelling.

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[YouTube Drop] The Tudor Advent Fast

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:30:00 -0000

Intermittent fasting might feel like a modern idea, but Tudor England practiced a full winter fast during Advent. People cut out meat and dairy, relied on fish and simple grains, and often waited until evening prayers for their main meal. In this episode we look at what the Advent fast involved, how it shaped daily life in December, and why it ends up sounding a lot like the fasting routines people follow today.

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[YouTube Drop] What did the Privy Council actually do?

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:49:59 -0000

Today we’re looking at the Privy Council and the work it handled behind the scenes in Tudor England. This small group managed intelligence, arrests, foreign diplomacy, religious enforcement, and the constant flow of problems from every corner of the kingdom. It’s a closer look at how the Tudors actually governed.

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Episode 319: The Vaux Family

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:30:00 -0000

In this episode, we trace the Vaux family from their Lancastrian beginnings in the fifteenth century to their role in the Catholic underground during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.

We follow the line from Katherine Peniston and her loyalty to Margaret of Anjou, through Nicholas Vaux’s rise under Henry VII and Henry VIII, and into the recusant world shaped by William Vaux. The story leads to Anne Vaux; her safe houses, her connection to Father Henry Garnet, and her brush with the Gunpowder Plot.

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[YouTube Drop] The Story of Mabel Bagenal

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:38:14 -0000

In 1591, Mabel Bagenal defied her powerful English family and secretly married Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone. Their relationship became one of the most controversial matches in Tudor Ireland, fueling tensions that were already pushing the country toward war. In this minicast, we explore who Mabel was, why she chose O’Neill, and how her decision shaped the politics around her.

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[YouTube Drop] Tudor Lady Knights

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:30:00 -0000

Today we’re looking at the Tudor-era women who stepped into roles normally reserved for knights, from Grace O’Malley leading a fleet on the Irish coast to Bess of Hardwick managing the Shrewsbury power base during rebellion, Mary of Guise governing a kingdom at war, Elizabeth I claiming her authority at Tilbury, and more. They were never formally knighted, but their actions came remarkably close.

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[YouTube Drop] True Crime, Tudor-Style

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:57:06 -0000

Today we’re looking at the closest thing Tudor England had to newspapers: the crime pamphlets that reported real murders, scandals, and witchcraft cases in the sixteenth century. We’ll dig into the 1573 killing of George Saunders, the 1592 murder of John Brewen, and a witchcraft case printed that same year, and explore how these pamphlets shaped public ideas about justice long before regular news existed.

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[YouTube Drop] Mummers, Mischief, and Twelve Days of Tudor Christmas

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 21:21:56 -0000

In this session from Tudorcon 2025 Sarah Pixley Papandrea from Agecroft Hall breaks down the real twelve-day Christmas season of Tudor England, from mumming and wassailing to role-reversal games, feast days, and the Lord of Misrule. It’s a lively look at the traditions that shaped winter celebrations across the Tudor world.

Yuletide with the Tudors begins Monday, December 1. It’s my digital advent experience running through Twelfth Night, with daily stories and activities exploring these same festive customs. Join at the link in the show notes.

https://www.englandcast.com/yuletide-with-the-tudors/

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Episode 318: Jane Lumley: The Tudor Woman Who Translated Euripides and Shaped Two Great Families

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:30:00 -0000

In this episode, we explore the life of Jane Lumley, a Tudor noblewoman whose translations made her one of the earliest female scholars in English literature. Through her, we trace the intertwined stories of the FitzAlan and Lumley families, the politics that shaped their world, and the remarkable library that preserved her work. From Nonsuch to the Lumley Chapel at Cheam, her life offers a rare window into the quieter, book-filled side of Tudor England.

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[YouTube Drop] The Black Prince & the Fair Maid of Kent

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:52:53 -0000

Edward the Black Prince was Europe’s most celebrated warrior. Joan of Kent was already notorious for one secret marriage and an accidental second one that sparked a papal court battle. When the two married in secret in 1361, it created a royal crisis that threatened the legitimacy of England’s future heir. In this minicast, we follow Joan from her turbulent childhood and bigamy scandal to her marriage with the Black Prince, their years in Aquitaine, the deaths of their children, Edward’s decline, and her final role guiding young Richard II. A story of ambition, impulse, and a marriage that reshaped the Plantagenet line.

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[YouTube Drop] The Bonkers Plot to Blow Up Elizabeth I’s Bed

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:34:36 -0000

In 1586, William Stafford proposed one of the strangest assassination ideas of Elizabeth I’s reign: blowing up the queen’s bed while she slept, even though his own mother served in that room. This minicast unpacks the Stafford Plot, the French connection, and Walsingham’s likely role in turning the whole thing into an intelligence trap. A bizarre slice of Elizabethan espionage with very real political consequences.

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Episode 317: The Clinton Family of Baddesley Clinton

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:30:00 -0000

Baddesley Clinton looks calm today, but the families who lived there left behind a long trail of drama. This episode follows the Clintons, the fiery Bromes, and the Catholic Ferrers through murder, duels, hidden priest holes, and the Jesuit network that operated out of the house during Elizabeth I’s reign. It’s a full narrative journey through 500 years of secrets inside one Warwickshire manor.

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Forget the Deathbed Myth: Tracy Borman on Elizabeth I, James VI, and The Stolen Crown

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:01:30 -0000

Did Elizabeth I actually name James VI of Scotland as her heir? Historian Dr. Tracy Borman joins me to talk about her new book, The Stolen Crown, and the newly uncovered evidence showing that the deathbed scene we’ve all heard was rewritten after the fact. We talk about the real contenders for the throne, the political panic around Elizabeth’s refusal to name an heir, Robert Cecil’s king-making, James’s shaky reputation in England, and why the 1603 succession was anything but inevitable.

Tracy Borman is Chief Historian for Historic Royal Palaces and the author of numerous Tudor histories. The Stolen Crown is out now. Order it on Amazon or your favorite bookstore!

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[YouTube Drop] The Tudor Vagabond with the Forged Passport

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:31:33 -0000

In 1596, a young man crossed England with a passport so convincing that constables let him pass from county to county without a second glance. The problem? The document was entirely fake. When Justice Edward Hext finally examined it, he realized it had fooled officials from one end of the kingdom to the other.

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[YouTube Drop] Tudor Hygiene Myths

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 21:30:00 -0000

Today we’re looking at what Tudor people actually did to stay clean. From linen “dry baths” and herbal wash water to tooth powders made from salt, sage, and charcoal, this episode walks through the real routines behind Tudor bathing and daily mouth care. It’s a closer look at how people washed, groomed, and kept themselves presentable in a world without modern plumbing or toothpaste.

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[YouTube Drop] License to Travel

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:36:15 -0000

Today we’re looking at what a “passport” meant in Tudor England. There were no little booklets, but anyone leaving the kingdom needed royal permission in the form of licences and safe-conducts. Let's do a quick dive into how these documents worked and why the Privy Council watched foreign travel so closely.

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[YouTube Drop] What Did the Tudor Gentry Actually Do?

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:26:44 -0000

The other day we looked at the nobility and what they did - today, a look at the gentry, the thousands of families who handled the everyday work of running the kingdom. From managing estates to serving as Justices of the Peace, they kept local government functioning while pursuing their own ambitions. It’s a quick tour of the people who made Tudor England operate behind the scenes.

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Episode 316: The Blounts of Mountjoy

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:29:00 -0000

The Blounts of Mountjoy were everywhere in Tudor England, from Bessie Blount, Henry VIII’s mistress and mother of his only acknowledged son, to Charles Blount, Elizabeth I’s trusted commander and scandalous lover of Penelope Rich. This episode looks at how one family quietly threaded through a century of royal power, war, and intrigue.

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[YouTube Drop] The Secret Marriage That Sent Walter Raleigh to the Tower

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:54:18 -0000

In 1592, Queen Elizabeth’s favorite, Sir Walter Raleigh, and her maid of honour, Bess Throckmorton, were sent to the Tower - not for treason, but for love. Their secret marriage scandalized the court and cost them everything. This is the story of their forbidden romance, their fall from favor, and the loyalty that lasted long after the Queen’s anger cooled.

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[YouTube Drop] What Did the Nobility Actually Do in Tudor England?

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:30:00 -0000

Ever wonder what a Tudor duke actually did all day? In this minicast, we dig into the real jobs of England’s nobles, landlords, courtiers, commanders, and sometimes survivors of royal politics.

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[YouTube Drop] The Woman Who Escaped the Tower of London

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:13:35 -0000

In 1533, a woman named Alice Tankerville pulled off one of the boldest acts in Tudor history, escaping from the Tower of London. Accused of piracy and murder, Alice used her wit, charm, and the affection of a lovestruck guard to slip out of her chains and nearly make it to freedom.

This is the real story of love, betrayal, and a desperate flight under the shadow of Henry VIII’s Tower - featuring lost gold, a doomed romance, and an unforgettable escape.

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Episode 315: The Russell Dukes of Bedford

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:30:00 -0000

The Russell family - future Dukes of Bedford - rose from obscure West Country gentry to the heights of Tudor power. Starting with John Russell, a trusted courtier of Henry VIII, they built their fortune from the lands of dissolved monasteries and turned Woburn Abbey into one of England’s grandest estates.

In this episode, we trace how the Russells survived through the shifting faiths of the Tudor court, survived rebellion and revolution, and eventually reshaped London itself through Russell Square and Bedford Square. From monks to magnates, this is the story of the family who built both a dynasty and a city.

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Minicast: Six Myths about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:20:05 -0000

Think you know the story of Guy Fawkes? Think again. In this mini episode, we’re uncovering six myths about the Gunpowder Plot, from who really led it to whether the barrels could have actually blown up Parliament.

Check out the full episode on the Gunpowder Plot here: https://www.englandcast.com/2018/11/episode-113-remember-remember/

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[YouTube Drop] The Faces of Power

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:30:00 -0000

In Tudor England, portraits became more than decoration, they were tools of influence. This minicast explores how Renaissance humanism brought individuality and ambition to English art, from Holbein’s lifelike studies of Henry VIII’s court to Elizabeth I’s carefully crafted royal image.

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[YouTube Drop] Richard Topcliffe

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:34:51 -0000

Richard Topcliffe was one of Elizabeth I’s most feared servants - a gentleman who became England’s chief interrogator, hunting Catholic priests in the name of loyalty and faith. Today we'll look at his rise, his notorious torture methods, the scandal that nearly ended him, and his grim legacy as the man who turned service to the Crown into cruelty.

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[YouTube Drop] Medieval and Tudor Witches

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:57:06 -0000

This episode looks at the changing face of witchcraft from the Middle Ages through the Tudor and early Stuart eras. We’ll start with royal women accused of sorcery, like Joan of Navarre and Eleanor Cobham - and trace how superstition turned into state policy under Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and finally King James I.

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Episode 314: The Queen’s Favorite

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:29:40 -0000

He was handsome, ambitious, and despised... accused of being Queen Margaret’s lover and blamed for losing England’s empire in France. When Edmund Beaufort fell at St. Albans, the prophecy of his death came true, and England tumbled into civil war.

Sources:

The Reign of King Henry VI by Ralph Griffiths

AJ Pollard - The Wars of the Roses

Tudor London Halloween Walk: https://www.englandcast.com/haunted-tudor-london-walk/

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[YouTube Drop] Tudor Love Potions and Deadly Brews

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:26:00 -0000

In Tudor England, potions promised power, whether to spark desire or to silence rivals. In this spooky Halloween Spooky Week minicast, we’re diving into real Tudor recipes for love and poison, pulled straight from 16th-century sources like The Good Huswifes Jewell and early herbals.

Here's the link to the Haunted Tudor London halloween tour: https://www.englandcast.com/haunted-tudor-london-walk/

Sources:

https://carolcmcgrath.co.uk/aphrodisiacs-in-tudor-times/

https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/medieval-renaissance/mandrake-menstrual-blood-10-medieval-love-potion-recipes-and-ingredients

https://distillatio.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/medieval-poisons-for-killing-animals-and-people/

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[YouTube Drop] 👻 Haunted East Anglia

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:15:31 -0000

We’re kicking off spooky week with a talk from Tudorcon 2024! Victoria Thompson takes us deep into the haunted landscape of East Anglia; a place of ghostly monks, witchcraft, and eerie folklore that has lingered since the Tudor period.

Hear stories of drowned towns, spectral hounds, and strange rituals hidden inside old Suffolk homes. It’s the perfect start to a week filled with Tudor hauntings and supernatural tales.

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]YouTube Drop] Elizabeth Sydenham

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:44:10 -0000

Elizabeth Sydenham was the Somerset heiress who married Sir Francis Drake, but only after a meteor crashed through the roof of the church on her first wedding day. That fiery omen ended her engagement and changed her fate. This is the story of the woman who became Lady Drake and then vanished from history.

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[YouTube Drop] Love, Poison, and Witchcraft

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:39:06 -0000

A countess, a court favorite, and a corpse in the Tower.

Frances Howard and Robert Carr’s forbidden love became England’s first celebrity crime, complete with potions, poison, and accusations of witchcraft.

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Episode 313: The Dudley's

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:40:00 -0000

They served every Tudor monarch, and often paid dearly for it.

From their medieval stronghold at Dudley Castle to the heart of the Tudor court, the Dudley family shaped English history for five hundred years. They raised money for Henry VII, ruled the realm under Edward VI, tried to make Lady Jane Grey queen, and stood beside Elizabeth I as she faced the Spanish Armada.

This episode traces their meteoric rise and tragic fall from Edmund Dudley’s execution, to John Dudley’s failed gamble for the crown, to Robert Dudley’s service to Elizabeth, and finally to exile in Florence, where the last of the line became a scientist and mapmaker.

Sources mentioned:

House of Dudley by Joanna Paul: https://www.amazon.com/House-Dudley-History-Tudor-England/dp/1639363289

Dudley Family History on Internet Archive

https://ia601608.us.archive.org/29/items/historyofdudleyf115dudl/historyofdudleyf115dudl.pdf

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[YouTube Drop] The Nun Who Faked Her Own Death

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:32:01 -0000

In 1318, a Yorkshire nun named Joan of Leeds faked her own death to escape convent life, crafting a dummy, staging a burial, and vanishing into the wider world. Her story survives only in a scathing letter from Archbishop William Melton, recently translated by historians at the University of York. This minicast explores Joan’s daring plan, why medieval women entered convents, and what her brief rebellion reveals about life, faith, and freedom in 14th-century England.

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[YouTube Drop} She Ordered a Priest’s Assassination

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:29:00 -0000

In 1337, priest John Forde was murdered on London’s Cheapside in full view of witnesses. Modern research links the killing to Lady Ela Fitzpayne — a noblewoman, excommunicated rebel, and Forde’s alleged former lover. Witnesses named her own brother as the attacker… yet no one was punished. This is medieval true crime with all the politics, scandal, and power plays intact.

Read the full article and get sources...

https://www.englandcast.com/a-medieval-murder-mystery-sex-scandal-and-a-throat-slit-on-a-london-street/

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[YouTube Drop] Who Was Nan Cobham?

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:16:00 -0000

Nan Cobham appears just once in the historical record, as one of the women who accused Anne Boleyn in 1536...and then disappears without a trace. In this minicast, we look at the theories around her identity and how a single, almost-forgotten figure may have helped bring down a queen.

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[YouTube Drop] Arthur Dudley

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:49:10 -0000

In 1587, a man calling himself Arthur Dudley arrived in Spain and declared that he was the secret son of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley. Spanish officials called him a spy. He claimed he was a prince. This video looked at his story, the timing of Elizabeth’s mysterious illness in 1561, the ambassador gossip, and what historians actually say about the case today.

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Episode 312: Three Who Might Have Ruled

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:22:04 -0000

In the early years of Elizabeth I’s reign, the throne was anything but secure. With no husband and no children, three names rose as potential heirs: Lady Katherine Grey, legal heir by Henry VIII’s will; Henry Hastings, the Protestant council’s quiet favorite; and Mary, Queen of Scots, the dynastic threat watched by all of Europe. This episode looks at the rivals Elizabeth refused to name, and how each of them waited for a crown that never came.

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[YouTube Drop] Something Different: A Tudor Autumn Romance

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:46:52 -0000

Today’s episode is something a little different: a cozy Hallmark-style Tudor romance set at Michaelmas, complete with cinnamon, parish gossip, and a blacksmith who broods in a historically accurate forge.

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[YouTube Drop] Tudor Executions

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:16:05 -0000

In this minicast, we’re diving into Tudor justice: the wild world of public punishments that doubled as community entertainment. From “respectable” noble penalties to crowd-pleasing shaming devices, the Tudors turned law enforcement into a full-on spectacle. We’re keeping it light and curious, exploring how things like ducking stools, gossip-bridles, and dramatic final speeches became part of everyday life.

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[YouTube Drop] Mary of Hungary

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 19:28:59 -0000

Mary of Hungary was more than just a Habsburg princess. She ruled Hungary as regent and governed the Netherlands on behalf of her brother, Emperor Charles V. As cousin to Mary Tudor, she sat just outside the Tudor story but still held enough power that Henry VIII had to acknowledge her. This minicast looks at how she ended up in that position, and why even Henry couldn’t ignore her.

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[YouTube Drop] The Illness That Almost Changed Tudor History

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:39:57 -0000

In October 1562, 29-year-old Queen Elizabeth I fell seriously ill with smallpox at Hampton Court Palace, and for a few terrifying days, it looked like England might lose its queen. With no clear heir to the throne, panic swept through the Tudor court.

In this minicast, we’ll look at what happened during Elizabeth’s illness, how her ladies risked their own lives to care for her, and one of the few times when even the indomitable Elizabeth Tudor seemed mortal.

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[YouTube Drop] Ophelia's Fate

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:30:00 -0000

Taylor Swift’s new album references “the fate of Ophelia”, but who was Ophelia, and why does her story still matter? In this episode, we look at Shakespeare’s tragic heroine, her fate in Hamlet, and what her story shows us about women’s lives in Elizabethan England.

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Episode 311: Fair Rosamund

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:30:00 -0000

Rosamund Clifford (“Fair Rosamund”) was Henry II’s mistress, remembered more in legend than in fact. This episode traces her real story, the myths of labyrinths and poison that grew after her death, and how the Tudors revived her as a tragic heroine in chronicles, poems, and ballads. From Holinshed to Samuel Daniel, and from her Godstow tomb to Elizabethan nostalgia, Rosamund became one of England’s most enduring romantic legends.

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[YouTube Drop] Chapuys and Tudorcon Recap!

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:31:00 -0000

Imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys spent nearly two decades at Henry VIII’s court, recording the gossip, arguments, and scandals that defined the Tudor age. Fiercely loyal to Catherine of Aragon and Princess Mary, and famously hostile to Anne Boleyn, his letters give us some of the most vivid snapshots of Henry’s reign.

Plus, a Tudorcon recap (the first of what will be many, I'm sure!)

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Episode 310: The Parr Family

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:30:00 -0000

The Parr family rose from Kendal gentry to the heart of the Tudor court, producing Henry VIII’s last queen, Catherine Parr. This episode follows their story from northern service and Wars of the Roses loyalties to Catherine’s queenship, William Parr’s turbulent career, and Anne Parr’s link to the powerful Herbert-Sidney circle.

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[YouTube Drop] Strange Deaths in Tudor England

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:40:42 -0000

Tudor England was full of dangers, and some deaths were downright bizarre. From accidents with oxen and brewing vats to poisoned mushrooms and infamous executions, these unusual stories reveal the strange and unpredictable side of Tudor life.

Order or preorder the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Ways-Die-Tudor-Ages/dp/1036108732/

Tudorcon From Home tickets here: https://www.englandcast.com/TudorconFromHome

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[YouTube Drop] Thomas Cromwell’s Mysterious “Lost Years”

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:15:39 -0000

Before he became Henry VIII’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell spent nearly twenty years in obscurity. From fighting as a mercenary in Italy to working for a Florentine banker and trading in Antwerp, these mysterious “lost years” shaped the man who would one day change England forever.

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[YouTube Drop] Shakespeare’s Midnight Heist

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:32:07 -0000

In 1598, Shakespeare’s company secretly dismantled their old playhouse, The Theater, and carried the timbers across the Thames to build the Globe. This minicast tells the story of the midnight heist that gave us the most famous stage in history.

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[YouTube Drop] Ben Jonson’s Deadly Duel

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:25:40 -0000

In 1598, playwright Ben Jonson (rival and friend of Shakespeare) faced actor Gabriel Spencer in a duel at Hoxton Fields. Spencer was killed, and Jonson landed in prison, facing execution for murder. He escaped the noose through a loophole in Tudor law known as benefit of clergy and walked free, branded but alive.

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Episode 309: The Seymours

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:56:07 -0000

The Tudors get all the glory, but no family in England gambled more than the Seymours. They went from quiet country gentry to the heart of Henry VIII's court, a move that gave them a Queen, a King, and a spectacular downfall. But what happens to a family when two of its greatest members are executed for treason? In this episode, we follow the Seymours from their humble start, through their ruthless ambition and tragic fall, to their incredible survival into the modern day.

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[YouTube Drop] Katherine Pole

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:30:00 -0000

Her grandmother was beheaded. Her father was executed. Her uncle exiled. But while so many of her relatives fell to Tudor paranoia, Katherine Pole not only survived; she built a dynasty. In this episode, we'll tell the forgotten story of the woman whose royal blood put her in mortal danger, but whose quiet wisdom and shrewd alliances helped her outlast the Tudor purge and secure her family’s legacy.

Tudorcon From Home is coming up! https://www.englandcast.com/TudorconFromHome

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[YouTube Drop] The Death That Saved a Queen

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 18:39:33 -0000

A queen's death changes everything. When Marie of Guise, the powerful mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, died in 1560, it sparked rumors of poisoning. But was it a conspiracy or a convenient twist of fate? Let's talk about how this single event led to a historic treaty and set the stage for one of history's most epic rivalries: Elizabeth vs. Mary.

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[YouTube Drop] The Queen Raised in Chaos

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:41:51 -0000

You know the name, but do you know the full story? Katherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, is famous for her tragic end. But the real story is in her chaotic beginnings. Today we look at her unconventional upbringing, the shocking secrets of her youth, and how the "Rose Without a Thorn" was set up for failure long before she ever met the King.

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[YouTube Drop] The Funniest Tudor Beliefs

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:30:00 -0000

The Tudors weren’t just political power players, they were also deeply superstitious. In this video, we look at the strangest beliefs of the era: strange births seen as divine warnings, everyday superstitions like “bless you” and knocking on wood, ghost lore and sin-eaters, witchcraft paranoia, and medical cures involving beetles, fox fat, and even buttered frogs. Tudor life was fascinating, frightening, and sometimes very funny.

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Interview: Three Queens with Rosamund Graves

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:31:00 -0000

Playwright Rosamond Graves joins me to talk about her new play Three Queens, premiering at the Gamut Theatre in Harrisburg, PA. The play imagines Mary I, Elizabeth I, and Lady Jane Grey meeting on the eve of Jane’s execution, exploring power, survival, and how history remembers these women.

Go see the play if you're local to Central PA: https://www.paonstage.com/shows/2025/harrisburg/three-queens

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Episode 308: John of Gaunt & Katherine Swynford

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:49:53 -0000

In this episode, we trace the scandalous yet enduring relationship between John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, from mistress and governess to Duchess of Lancaster. Their children, the Beauforts, carried the stain of illegitimacy but became central to English politics, and through Margaret Beaufort, their bloodline gave rise to the Tudor dynasty.

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[YouTube Drop] Tudor Self-Help

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:30:00 -0000

Forget modern self-help books: the Tudors had their own guides for living well. In this episode, we look at advice from Thomas More, Erasmus, Roger Ascham, William Harrison, and John Dee. From moderation and kindness to simple faith and the pursuit of knowledge, their lessons still resonate today.

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[YouTube Drop] Clocks and Timekeeping in Tudor England

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:29:00 -0000

In Tudor England, time was shifting from the rhythms of the sun and church bells to the tick of mechanical clocks. This episode explores how the Tudors measured their days, from sundials and cathedral clocks to Anne Boleyn’s gilt-bronze timepiece and Henry VIII’s spectacular astronomical clock at Hampton Court.

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[YouTube Drop] What if Henry IX had lived?

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 18:29:00 -0000

In 1511, Henry VIII’s son, Henry Duke of Cornwall, lived to adulthood. As King Henry IX, he married into the Spanish Netherlands and led England into a Catholic Golden Age: no Anne Boleyn, no Elizabeth I, and no English Civil War. Here’s how history might have looked if the first Tudor prince had survived.

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[YouTube Drop] 🕷️ Spiders and the Tudors:

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:01:06 -0000

It’s autumn, and the spider webs are everywhere. But in Tudor England, spiders weren’t just pests. They carried layers of meaning: omens of luck, remedies for illness, and even ties to witchcraft. In this minicast, we’ll look at how Tudors thought about spiders, their place in folklore and medicine, and why these creepy crawlies are still tied to Halloween today.

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[YouTube Drop] Anne Herbert

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:30:00 -0000

Another one from the Members Only vault from a few years ago.

Meet Anne Herbert, sister of Catherine Parr, who played her own important role in Tudor history. Serving multiple queens, becoming chief lady-in-waiting to her sister, and marrying into the powerful Herbert family, Anne stood at the heart of court life. A devoted supporter of the Reformed faith, she corresponded with leading scholars and helped shape the religious and political shifts of her time.

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Episode 307: The Howard Family

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:30:00 -0000

The Howard family rose from Bosworth’s ashes to become one of the most powerful dynasties of Tudor England, producing queens, poets, and traitors. In this episode, we trace their rise at Flodden, their heights under Anne and Catherine Howard, their dramatic falls under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, and their survival into the Stuart age.

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[YouTube Drop] Henry VIII's Last Will

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:30:00 -0000

Henry VIII’s final will was meant to control the Tudor succession, but it left a legacy of confusion. Signed with a dry stamp instead of Henry’s own hand, the will cut out the Stuart line. Yet James VI of Scotland inherited the English crown anyway. Today we’ll explore what the will said, why it was controversial, and how it shaped the future of England.

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[YouTube Drop] Elizabeth I Is Born

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:30:00 -0000

On September 7, 1533, Anne Boleyn delivered her first child, a daughter named Elizabeth. Henry VIII had planned for a son, but instead England welcomed the girl who would one day be its most famous queen. Today we look at Anne’s confinement at Greenwich, the shock of Elizabeth’s birth, and the dazzling christening that followed, where politics and family rivalries played out in full display.

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[YouTube Drop] The Coffeehouse Revolution

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:05:03 -0000

How did coffee change England forever? In this episode, we trace the rise of coffee houses from Oxford’s first shop in 1650 to London’s bustling Cornhill, where pamphlets, politics, and newspapers were brewed alongside the coffee. We’ll see why Charles II tried to ban them, how the Women’s Petition Against Coffee mocked them, and how Lloyd’s Coffee House gave birth to one of the world’s great financial institutions. Coffee houses weren’t just about caffeine. They were the birthplace of England’s public sphere.

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[YouTube Drop] How the Reformation Invented Restaurants

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 18:30:56 -0000

When did people first start eating out in England, and how did the Reformation play a role? This episode traces the rise of taverns, cook shops, and ordinaries in medieval and Tudor England, from the first tablecloths in Westminster to the explosion of alehouses after the monasteries closed. Discover how eating out shifted from charity to commerce, and why it mattered for more than just food.

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[YouTube Drop] Susan Bertie

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:30:00 -0000

The countess who raised a poet: Susan Bertie helped shape Aemilia Lanyer while dodging royal side-eye and surviving two widowhoods. Quick story, big ripples. Born in 1554 to Katherine Willoughby and Richard Bertie, Susan Bertie’s childhood began in Marian exile and continued in a Protestant household at Grimsthorpe under Miles Coverdale. At sixteen she married Reginald Grey, recognized as Earl of Kent in 1572; widowed in 1573, she later married soldier Sir John Wingfield, lived in the Low Countries, and returned after his death at Cadiz in 1596. Remembered as Aemilia Lanyer’s “Mistress of my youth,” Susan’s quiet patronage shaped an early woman poet.

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Episode 306: The Greys

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:30:00 -0000

The Grey family turns up again and again in late medieval and Tudor history, from Elizabeth Woodville’s first marriage, to Lady Jane Grey’s nine-day reign, to her sisters’ scandals under Elizabeth I. In this episode, we trace the story of the Greys across the centuries, exploring how one family rose from Bedfordshire gentry to the very edge of the throne, only to find that being “almost royal” was as dangerous as it was powerful.

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[YouTube Drop]: Scandalous Love Marriages

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:41:29 -0000

Some Tudor women ignored duty and married scandalously - choices that shocked their families, infuriated kings, and sometimes changed history. In this episode, we’ll look at Katherine of Valois and Owen Tudor, Katherine Willoughby and Richard Bertie, Katherine Parr and Thomas Seymour, Cecily of York and Thomas Kyme, plus Mary Tudor, Lady Mary Grey, and Margaret Tudor.

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[YouTube Drop] John Perrot

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:49:57 -0000

Going back through the archives... let's discuss John Perrot. Was he Henry VIII's son? Who knows. But he definitely was a pretty ruthless character in Ireland, and he had a surprising downfall.

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[YouTube Drop] Jane Seymour: Was She Really Henry VIII’s Only True Love?

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:54:28 -0000

Jane Seymour is often remembered as Henry VIII’s one true love, the wife who gave him a son and the queen he chose to be buried beside. But was she really unique, or was her legacy shaped by timing and myth? In this chat, we explore Henry’s love life, Jane’s brief reign, and how her early death made her the “perfect” wife in history’s eyes.

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[YouTube Drop] Henry VIII’s Mind

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:50:45 -0000

Archaeologist AJ Dair joins me to talk about Henry VIII through the lens of psychology and mental health. We discuss his upbringing, the impact of his jousting accident, and how shifting relationships reveal deeper layers of his mind.

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Episode 305: Queens, Nuns, and Heiresses

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:30:55 -0000

In this episode, we turn from the famous princes in the Tower to their lesser-known sisters... the daughters of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. From Elizabeth of York, the Tudor queen who united two warring houses, to Cecily’s scandalous second marriage, Anne’s unhappy union with the Howards, Catherine’s children who would one day alarm Henry VIII, Bridget’s quiet life in a convent, and Mary’s early death, these women shaped the Yorkist legacy in very different ways.

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[YouTube Drop] Surprisingly Wholesome Tudor Love Stories

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:19:33 -0000

Not every Tudor marriage ended in disaster. In this episode, we look at the rare good guys of Tudor England: from William Cecil’s partnership with Mildred Cooke to Thomas More educating his daughters, Gilbert Talbot’s affectionate letters, and Philip Sidney’s romantic poetry. Even in the sixteenth century, some women didn’t have to settle.

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[YouTube Drop] Stephen Gardiner: The Tudor Survivor

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:00:46 -0000

Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, outlasted Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I. a feat few could match in Tudor England. In this episode, we trace how he survived plots, imprisonment, and shifting regimes to die in power instead of on the scaffold.

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This Week in YouTube August 24

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 17:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Disturbing Fate of Katherine Parr’s Body; Tudor Body Image - How the Tudors Saw Weight Gain & Loss. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Lutes, Spies, and Rock and Roll

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 01:38:32 -0000

Grammy-nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane and Richmond guitarist Andrew McEvoy join me ahead of their Tudorcon2025 concert to talk Tudor music, the surprising ties between rock, folk, and the lute, and why court musicians were sometimes accused of being spies.

I could have chatted with them for hours - this was such a fun conversation.

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Episode 304: The York Sisters

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:42:30 -0000

This episode explores the forgotten women of the Yorkist dynasty - the sisters of Edward IV and Richard III. Anne of York, Elizabeth of York (Duchess of Suffolk), and Margaret of York (Duchess of Burgundy) each lived through the turbulence of the Wars of the Roses and the rise of the Tudors, but their fates were far from simple. From disastrous marriages and confiscated inheritances to sons who defied the Tudors and foreign alliances that reshaped Europe, their stories reveal how dynastic bloodlines continued to haunt Henry VII and Henry VIII long after Bosworth.

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[YouTube Drop] Lady Dorothy Jocelyn

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:30:00 -0000

Lady Dorothy Jocelyn isn’t a household name, but her life sheds light on what it meant to be a Tudor courtier. From serving queens like Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard to supplying garments for Catherine Parr, she moved between ceremony, politics, and business in a world that rarely remembered women’s contributions. This episode was originally released as a members-only minicast in 2024.

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[YouTube Drop] Escape from Loch Leven

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:52:38 -0000

In 1568, Mary, Queen of Scots escaped her island prison at Lochleven Castle with the help of loyal supporters. Within days she was leading an army, but defeat at Langside forced her to flee into England where her freedom ended for good.

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This Week in YouTube August 17

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:51:18 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Did the Tudors Fear Friday the 13th; Why Edward IV’s Marriage to Elizabeth Woodville Shocked the English Court. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Tudors in Florida?!

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:30:00 -0000

Tudor England… and Florida? In this episode, I chat with Misty Biruk about the surprising Elizabethan connections to the American Southeast; from Protestant forts near Jacksonville to the legend of a Welsh prince in Alabama. It’s a side of Tudor history you’ve probably never heard before.

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[YouTube Drop] The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre: Walsingham’s Paris Nightmare

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:27:47 -0000

Paris, August 1572: the bells ring before dawn, and by nightfall thousands of Huguenots are dead. The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre shocked Europe, hardened Elizabethan England’s view of Catholic powers, and left Francis Walsingham with scars and convictions that would shape his career.

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Episode 303 - The Cliffords

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:30:35 -0000

The Cliffords ruled northern England for 500 years through loyalty, lawsuits, and superior castle-building skills. From the legendary "Shepherd Lord" who hid in the Lake District for 24 years to Lady Anne Clifford, who fought a 40-year legal battle to inherit four castles and rebuilt them all to prove her point. When neighbors joined rebellions, the Cliffords chose the crown, and it paid off spectacularly.

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[YouTube Drop] Mary's Loyal Ladies

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:58:20 -0000

Mary I’s household wasn’t just filled with courtiers... it was a circle of allies who had stood by her through years of disgrace, danger, and political uncertainty. In this episode, we meet the women who served England’s first queen regnant: fools, noblewomen, governesses, and lifelong companions whose loyalty came at a cost.

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This Week in YouTube August 10

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 14:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Mob That Hunted Anne Boleyn, Margaret Clifford - The Tudor Heiress Who Was Too Close to the Throne? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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[YouTube Drop] Before Mary Tudor, Charles Brandon was already a master of scandal...

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 18:29:00 -0000

From jilting one fiancée for her aunt’s fortune, to pocketing a ring from Margaret of Austria, to arranging marriage to an eight-year-old heiress, Henry VIII’s best friend had a talent for mixing romance with ambition. This is the story of the gambles he took before his most dangerous move: secretly marrying the king’s sister.

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Episode 302: The Beaufort Family

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:26:00 -0000

They were royal... sort of. From John of Gaunt’s scandalous affair to Margaret Beaufort’s political genius, the Beaufort family shaped the Wars of the Roses and put the Tudors on the throne, despite being banned from it themselves.

In this episode, we follow their rise, fall, and unexpected revival - all the way to the present-day Dukes of Beaufort.

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[YouTube Drop] The Four Mary's

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:06:27 -0000

hey sailed to France as children with Mary, Queen of Scots, four noble girls, all named Mary.

Mary Beaton, Seton, Fleming, and Livingston became her closest companions, and they stayed with her through marriages, murders, imprisonment, and rebellion.

This is the story of the Four Marys, the women behind the Queen.

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[YouTube Drop] Accused of Witchcraft by the King

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:24:00 -0000

Today we’re looking at a royal scandal you’ve probably never heard of: in 1419, Joan of Navarre - the Dowager Queen and stepmother to Henry V - was arrested for witchcraft. Not because she was guilty, but because the king needed cash. In this video, we dug into why Henry turned on her, what the accusation actually meant, and how Joan ended up imprisoned in luxury… with silk gowns and nineteen grooms.

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This Week in YouTube August 3

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 14:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week:What Happened to Anne Boleyn’s Mother?; Did Henry VIII Ever Regret the Executions of Anne Boleyn, Cromwell, or Thomas More? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Mary I: Trauma, Power, and the Woman Behind “Bloody Mary”

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:29:00 -0000

In this episode, I chat with Tudorcon speaker Kendra Drown Pitts about the complex legacy of Mary I. We cover her dramatic rise to power, her marriage to Philip of Spain, the phantom pregnancies, Wyatt’s Rebellion, and yes—the burnings. But we also explore Mary as a human: shaped by trauma, driven by duty, and desperate for love and legacy.

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[YouTube Drop] Sleeping with Strangers

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:03:57 -0000

For centuries, sharing a bed with friends, family and even strangers was totally normal. From royal sleepovers to flea-bitten inn beds, this episode dives into the forgotten history of communal sleep.

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Episode 301: The Three Grey Sisters

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:30:00 -0000

You know Lady Jane Grey, but what about her sisters?

In this episode, we explore the hidden lives of Katherine and Mary Grey: two Tudor women caught between love and loyalty, royal blood and royal punishment. From secret marriages to imprisonment, childbirth in the Tower, and years of house arrest, the Grey sisters lived lives as dramatic as any queen’s; just without the crown.

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[YouTube Drop] The Downfall of Henry Howard

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:15:55 -0000

In the final weeks of Henry VIII’s reign, one of England’s most powerful nobles was executed (not for rebellion, but for tweaking his coat of arms).

This episode tells the story of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, and how Tudor paranoia, court politics, and a bit of heraldry sealed his fate.

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[YouTube Drop] When your Family Member is a Traitor...

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:46:03 -0000

What do you do when your parent loses their head?

This video looked at the children of traitors, from Gregory Cromwell to the young Poles, and how some survived, and even thrived, after scandal.

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This Week in YouTube July 27

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 14:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Tudor Shipwrecks and Lost Royals, The Lollards Tried to Seize Church Land... 140 Years Before Henry VIII. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 300: The Failure of Lady Jane Grey's coup

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:30:00 -0000

In this episode, we look at where the coup (with Lady Jane Grey as a figurehead) went so wrong. Jane had the army. Jane had the government. And yet Mary won. Why? Let's discuss!

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[YouTube Drop] Tudor Bastards You’ve Never Heard Of: Hidden Children of Power and Scandal

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:04:34 -0000

In this youtube video from today, we're looking at the forgotten illegitimate children of the Tudor world, from Charles Brandon’s secret family to the rumored Tudor bloodline behind Bishop Stephen Gardiner. Let me know what you think about these YouTube drops! Leave a comment, or email help@tudorfair.com

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[YouTube Drop] Priest Hides and Hidden Secrets in Tudor Homes

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:31:44 -0000

In this video, we’re exploring the secret spaces built into Tudor houses from hidden staircases to priest holes tucked behind fireplaces. These were survival tools in an age of religious persecution and political paranoia.

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This Week in YouTube July 20

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 14:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Top 5 Tudor Mistakes: Blunders That Cost Lives, Crowns, and Countries; The Doomed Dukes of Buckingham. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Dressing Anne Boleyn

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:15:00 -0000

In this Tudorcon 2024 session, dress historian Samantha Bullat dives into the surviving wardrobe accounts from the final months of Anne Boleyn’s life. From velvet and crimson to why she probably never wore a farthingale, this talk brings Anne’s clothing, and her story, to life through fabric, color, and craft.

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The Tudor Spy Game

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:49:28 -0000

Espionage in Tudor England wasn’t all Walsingham and coded letters. In this episode, we meet the undercover herald Roger Machado, the singing spy Petrus Alamire, John Dee and his angelic intelligence… and one sawyer who really shouldn’t have been sent abroad.

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[YouTube Drop] Elizabeth's final days and death

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:50:09 -0000

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Queen Elizabeth I’s final days were filled with silence, sorrow, and symbolism. In this episode, I explore her decline at Richmond Palace—her refusal to lie down, the haunting removal of her coronation ring, and the quiet gesture that confirmed her successor. From the thick white makeup she wore to maintain her image, to the lavish funeral that closed the Tudor era, this is the powerful and human end of a remarkable reign.

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[YouTube Drop] Margaret Paston: The Woman Who Fought Her Family (and Everyone Else)

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:09:32 -0000

I want to make it easier for you to get my content in the way you prefer, so I’ll be releasing most of my YouTube videos here on the podcast feed as well. Let me know if you like the format!

In this mini episode, meet Margaret Paston, the 15th-century Norfolk matriarch who juggled lawsuits, sieges, and so much family drama—all while writing letters that have survived for over 500 years. We’ll look at her incredible story through her surviving correspondence: managing estates while her husband was away, getting caught in violent local feuds, and battling her in-laws in court.

It’s a snapshot of medieval life—and one woman’s fierce determination to hold it all together.

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This week in YouTube July 13

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:15:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The House That Couldn’t Stop Rebelling - The Percy Family’s 200-Year War with the Crown; How the Tudors Celebrated Midsummer. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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When the Tudors Hit the Road: Royal Progresses with Carol Ann Lloyd

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:30:00 -0000

Tudor monarchs didn’t just sit on thrones—they moved with them. In this special interview, historian Carol Ann Lloyd joins me to explore the world of Tudor progresses: the royal road trips that brought the court (and the mess) to towns across England. We chat about:

Why Henry VII hit the road just months after becoming king
How nobles went bankrupt trying to impress Elizabeth I
The epic disaster of Henry VIII’s progress with Catherine Howard
Robert Dudley’s full-blown 1575 Kenilworth Proposal-palooza (mermaids! fireworks! matching portraits!)
And yes—mud, plague, and poop logistics.

It’s part political strategy, part royal flex, and 100% fascinating. Don’t miss it!

📚 Books by Carol Ann Lloyd:

👉 The Tudors by Numbers

👉 Courting the Virgin Queen

🎧 Listen to her podcast: British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/british-history-royals-rebels-and-romantics/id1516524780

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Episode 298: The Stanley Family

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:46:36 -0000

They crowned Henry VII, flirted with rebellion, backed Shakespeare, and somehow kept their heads through centuries of chaos. This week, we’re diving into the story of the Stanley family, the ultimate survivors of Tudor and Stuart England.

Related episode on Eleanor Clifford: https://youtu.be/wkRUjLpH0a0

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This week in YouTube July 6

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 14:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Bad Tudor Bromances - When Powerful Friendships Went Very, Very Wrong; The 19-Day Spectacle - Robert Dudley’s Ultimate Gamble to Marry Elizabeth I. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Author Chat: Adrienne Dillard on Anne Boleyn

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:47:37 -0000

In this episode, I’m joined by historical fiction author and Tudorcon favorite Adrienne Dillard for a deep (and delightfully honest) dive into Anne Boleyn’s rise, reign, and reputation. We chat about what made Anne so compelling, how much agency she really had, the angry Tudor mob that chased her down the Strand, and why modern labels like “feminist” don’t quite fit. It’s smart, funny, and refreshingly unfiltered, just how we like our history.

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The Nevilles: The Family That Made (and Lost) Kings

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:30:00 -0000

They made kings, married queens, and launched rebellions. The Nevilles were once the most powerful family in England—and then the Tudors made sure they vanished. In this episode, we trace their rise, their fall, and the long shadow they left behind.

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This week in YouTube June 29

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Calais, How England Took — and Lost — Its Last Foothold in France; Henry VIII’s Secret Mission to Rome –The Plot That Even Wolsey Didn’t Know About. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 297: Eleanor Clifford

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:29:00 -0000

Eleanor Brandon was Henry VIII’s niece, nearly kidnapped in the Pilgrimage of Grace, and eighth in line to the throne. Here’s the real story of a Tudor woman history mostly forgot.

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This Week in YouTube June 22

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:23:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Tudor Controversies That STILL Spark Debate - Jane Grey, Seymour, and Mary, Queen of Scots. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Author interview: The Scoundrel's Son with Frederic Fahey

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:42:39 -0000

What really happened to Tom Canty after he swapped places with Edward VI in Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper?

In this conversation, I sit down with debut author Frederic Fahey to talk about his historical novel The Scoundrel’s Son, a rich and imaginative continuation of Twain’s classic tale—set in the heart of Tudor England. We chat about why Fred felt called to tell Tom’s story, the real Tudor figures who make appearances (yes, including Lady Jane Grey!), and how a scientist-turned-author finds inspiration in friendship, identity, and loss.

Also: the Wicked book cover connection, writing strong Tudor women, and the character who punches people in the nose when necessary.

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Did the Tudors Have....

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:48:04 -0000

So there I was, minding my own business, and I thought it would be fun to type "did the Tudors have..." into Google, and see what the Internet thinks the world wonders about Tudor history.

This episode is the answer to the question you didn't know you had, and yet, here we are. I went down the Tudor Rabbit Hole so you don't have to. You're welcome.

Related episode on Sugar: https://youtu.be/1KNmCoTzzSI

Related episode on Clocks: https://youtu.be/pKvtOrynRT8

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This Week in YouTube June 15

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:19:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Men Who Survived Henry VIII; Did Henry VIII Have More Illegitimate Children? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 294: Tudor Jailbreaks

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:05:58 -0000

Everyone knows about the Tower of London—but what about all the other places where Tudor prisoners slipped through the cracks?

In this episode, we’re diving into the boldest, weirdest, and most creative prison escapes from Tudor England that didn’t happen in the Tower. You’ll meet:

A reformer who faked his own suicide to vanish across the sea
An Irish lord who lowered himself out of Dublin Castle with a rope
Catholic priests sneaking out of Wisbech Castle in disguise
And yes… one too-good-to-leave-out Tower escape involving orange juice ink and a midnight boat ride

From bedsheet ropes to bribed jailers, it’s a jailbreak tour of the 16th century—and the Tudor state was never quite as secure as it liked to think.

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This Week in YouTube June 8

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 14:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Witching Hour- Why Tudors Feared Waking Up at Midnight; When Women Ruled- Queen Regents of England. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Tudor childhood

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:04:25 -0000

In this week's episode we discuss what childhood was like for Tudor children.

Check out the book recommendation - Tudor Children by Nicholas Orme

Other related podcast episodes:

Episode 24 - Pregnancy and Childbirth in Tudor England

Episode 102: Education in Tudor England

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This week in YouTube June 1

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Anne Boleyn’s Final Hours; The Story Behind Katherine Howard’s Execution. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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A Story of Two Elizabeth Brookes

Wed, 28 May 2025 18:30:00 -0000

There were two Elizabeth Brookes at the Tudor court—and they’ve been confusing historians ever since. One was the estranged wife of the poet Thomas Wyatt, accused of adultery and rumored to have caught Henry VIII’s attention. The other was her niece, the Marchioness of Northampton, who was nearly queen-like under Edward VI, fell from favor under Mary I, and became one of Elizabeth I’s closest courtiers.

In this episode, we untangle their stories, clear up the confusion, and explore how two women with the same name found themselves at the center of love affairs, political power plays, and court gossip in Tudor England.

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This Week in YouTube May 25

Sun, 25 May 2025 14:29:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Heather Reacts - Wolf Hall Recap on the Pilgrimage of Grace; The Heretic and the King - Henry VIII Debates John Lambert in Wolf Hall? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 291: The French Armada

Wed, 21 May 2025 18:32:00 -0000

The French Armada was the largest invasion force to target England in the early modern period - and France actually landed troops on the Isle of Wight. So why don't we talk about it more? Let's discuss the 1545 French Invasion!

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This week in YouTube May 18

Sun, 18 May 2025 14:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: What Happened to England’s Monks and Nuns | The Dissolution of the Monasteries; The Loyal Dog of Richard III- What Happened to Francis Lovell? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 291: Anne de Beaujeau

Thu, 15 May 2025 17:04:08 -0000

She wasn’t a queen. She wasn’t even regent in name. But for nearly a decade, Anne de Beaujeu was the real power behind the French throne.

The daughter of Louis XI, Anne guided her younger brother Charles VIII through a turbulent minority, outmaneuvered rebellious nobles, helped bring Brittany into the French crown—and laid the groundwork for France’s centralization. Along the way, she built a vast personal empire, wrote a survival manual for her daughter, and earned a reputation as “the least foolish woman in France.”

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This week in YouTube May 11

Sun, 11 May 2025 14:15:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: May Day in Tudor England; and That Time Anne Boleyn Got the Sweat. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 290: Tudor True Crime

Wed, 07 May 2025 18:57:14 -0000

In this episode we look at the way crime was reported in Tudor England, as well as the differences when the criminal was a woman vs a man. We talk about several examples of women who committed pretty heinous crimes, and the way they were treated and reported on.

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This week in YouTube: May 4

Sun, 04 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Debunking the Tudor Witch Myth; Why Did France Support Henry VII? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 289: Anne Boleyn's Pregnancies

Thu, 01 May 2025 19:46:02 -0000

In this episode we look at the times that Anne was pregnant, and the final pregnancy when she "miscarried of her savior."

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This Week in YouTube April 27

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:20:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Heather Reacts Episode 3 - Wolf Hall Portrayal of Margaret Douglas, Thomas Howard, and Cromwell; Jane sticks up for the rebels. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 288: Bessie Blount and Henry Fitzroy

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:38:33 -0000

This week, let's talk about two people who played very important roles in the life and court of Henry VIII: Bessie Blount, who gave Henry his first surviving son, and that son, Henry Fitzroy. Neither would live beyond the reign of Henry, so their impact was limited, but they still are incredibly important characters that deserve an episode.

Thanks as always for your support, friend.

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Episode 287: Mary Boleyn

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 02:47:27 -0000

More than the Other Boleyn Girl

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This Week in YouTube April 13

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:25:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Wolf Hall Recap: Henry VIII vs. Mary; Cardinal Wolsey’s Daughter, Dorothea. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 286: Tudor Justice

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:30:00 -0000

In this episode, we’ll talk about justice in Tudor England—laws, courts, prisons, and lawyers. We’ll look at how the legal system was structured, who ended up in prison (and why), and what punishments looked like. From the Inns of Court to Newgate Gaol, it’s a look at how Tudor justice really worked.

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This week in YouTube April 6

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 14:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Tudor Surgery; The Murder of Archbishop Bainbridge. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 285: Lettice Knollys

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:46:38 -0000

Let's talk about Lettice Knollys, who dared to marry a man who was seriously off limits.

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The great codpiece crisis of 1534

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:47:55 -0000

From my YouTube chanel today... Let's explore a really bad, and somewhat outrageous, fashion moment in Henry's reign... the great Codpiece Scandal of 1534, when people got really creative with codpieces.

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This Week in YouTube March 30

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:45:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Tudor Women Who Traveled; Did Margaret Beaufort Kill the Princes in the Tower. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 284: Mysticism in Tudor England

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:30:00 -0000

In Tudor England, magic wasn’t just superstition—it was serious business. From court astrologers choosing royal coronation dates to village wise-women offering charms and cures, mysticism shaped everyday life and political decisions alike.

Let's dive into Tudor mysticism.

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This Week in YouTube March 21

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:22:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Mary I & Philip of Spain - A Marriage Doomed from the Start; Was Queen Elizabeth I Secretly a Man_ Debunking the Bisley Boy Conspiracy. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Jo Harkin on Lambert Simnel

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:31:51 -0000

The author of the forthcoming book The Pretender, about Lambert Simnel, discusses the parallels of Simenl's story to today, and really, what is truth anyway?

Preorder The Pretender on Amazon today - it's a wonderful book.

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Heir Anxiety in Renaissance Europe

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:30:00 -0000

Henry VIII is infamous for his obsessive quest for a male heir—but he was far from the only Renaissance monarch haunted by fertility struggles. Across Europe, kings faced intense pressure to produce sons, especially in France, where Salic law strictly required male succession. From Louis XII’s desperate annulment and Anne of Brittany’s heartbreaking losses, to Catherine de' Medici’s decade-long battle with infertility, this episode explores how fertility issues shaped royal marriages, alliances, and even wars. Discover how these intimate struggles in royal bedchambers changed the political landscape of Europe forever.

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This Week in YouTube March 16

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 14:20:06 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Medieval Nights - The Lost Tradition of Two Sleeps; Tudor & Medieval Sleep Remedies. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 282: Jane Shore

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:30:00 -0000

Edward IV had a lot of mistresses. But one of them stood out. Let's talk about Jane Shore.

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This Week in YouTube March 9

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 12:57:04 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Advent in Tudor Times; How the Tudors Viewed Menopause. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 281: The Silken Thomas Rebellion

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:30:00 -0000

In 1534, a young Irish noble named Thomas FitzGerald, better known as Silken Thomas, made a bold and reckless decision—he renounced his loyalty to Henry VIII and launched a rebellion against English rule in Ireland. What followed was a dramatic conflict marked by betrayal, brutal warfare, and the total destruction of the FitzGerald dynasty.

But why did Thomas rebel? How did he lose so quickly? And how did his failed uprising change the course of Irish history? In this episode, we dive into the Silken Thomas Rebellion, exploring the tensions between England and Ireland, the shocking siege of Maynooth Castle, and the brutal consequences that followed.

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This Week in YouTube March 2

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 15:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Levina Teerlinc, Discover the Intriguing World of Tudor Money. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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This Week in YouTube February 23

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: How the Tudors Celebrated New Years; Henry VIII and Eustace Chapuys. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Supplemental: The Pretenders with Matthew Lewis

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:16:17 -0000

This week's interview is part of the discussion we had with Matthew Lewis in the Tudor Top 50 program on how there might be more to the traditional stories that we've been told, perhaps orchestrated by Henry VII as part of the Tudor Propaganda Machine.

You can still join the Tudor Top 50 Program at https://www.englandcast.com/TudorTop50

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Episode 279: The Fall of Thomas More

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:32:29 -0000

Thomas More was once one of Henry VIII’s closest friends and most trusted advisors—a brilliant scholar, lawyer, and devout Catholic. But when Henry broke from Rome to marry Anne Boleyn, More’s refusal to support the king’s supremacy over the Church sealed his fate. In this episode, we dive into More’s rise to power, his moral and religious convictions, and the chain of events that led to his arrest, trial, and execution in 1535.

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This Week in YouTube February 16

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:20:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Did the Tudors really want black teeth; The Wizard Earl -Henry Percy’s Life of Science, Alchemy, and Intrigue. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Supplemental: Sarah Gristwood on Courtly Love

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:10:00 -0000

This was a patron chat with Sarah Gristwood on Courtly Love. Buy her books The Tudors in Love on Amazon here.

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Episode 278: Courtly Love and the court of Marie of Champagne

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:21:22 -0000

In this episode we look at the history of courtly love at the court of Marie of Champagne. Happy Valentine's and Galentine's Day friends.

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This Week in YouTube February 9

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 15:15:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Dorothy Percy; The Untold Story of Teresa Sampsonia. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 277: Tudor Jobs

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:30:00 -0000

If you wound up stuck in the 16th century, what would your employment options be? Let's explore some options, from blacksmith to courtier to servant or water taxi.

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This Week in YouTube February 2

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:30:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Queens Who Misbehaved; The Ladies Peace. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 276: Edward Seymour the Protector

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:30:00 -0000

In this episode we'll look at the rise and downfall of Edward Seymour, who became England's most powerful man under the reign of his nephew Edward VI.

Books to dig deeper:

Tombland by CJ Samson

The Path to Somerset by Janet Wertman

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This Week in YouTube January 26

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:15:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Dorothy Percy; The Untold Story of Teresa Sampsonia? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 275: Louise of Savoy

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:30:00 -0000

In this episode we look at Louise of Savoy, the mother of Francis I, and one of the most powerful women in Renaissance Europe.

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube January 19

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:15:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Queen Claude of France; What Was Really Wrong with Henry VIII’s Leg? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Henry's early reign

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:29:22 -0000

In our Tudor Top 50 yearlong program yesterday (englandcast.com/TudorTop50) we had our first call, this time with historian Nathen Amin, talking about Henry VII's early rule. This is the highlight reel from that hour-long call.

Hop into the Tudor Top 50 so you can be part of these calls, and the program, moving forward! We talked about how Henry got to Bosworth, and the early years of his reign, including the marriage to Elizabeth of York. Also busted some myths along the way!

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Episode 274: The Assassination of William of Orange

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:30:00 -0000

In 1584 William of Orange - a leader of Protestants fighting against Philip II - was assassinated. Let's discuss the ramifications for England, and Elizabeth.

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube January 12

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:24:34 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: 5 Moments That Changed Tudor England Forever ; The Remarkable Mildred Cooke Cecil. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 273: Jacquetta of Luxembourg

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:09:10 -0000

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Jacquetta of Luxembourg lived a life that few could imagine. Born into one of Europe’s most powerful families, she claimed descent from the mythical Melusina. She shocked the English court by marrying for love, faced accusations of witchcraft, and became the mother of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England. Her choices and alliances set the stage for the rise of the Tudor dynasty, with her descendants shaping English history for centuries.

Learn the story of this extraordinary woman whose life bridged myth, scandal, and history. If you love untold stories of the Tudors, hit that like button, leave a comment, and subscribe for more!

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube January 5

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:04:53 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Heather Reacts -The Wolf Hall Execution Scene; Was Cromwell going to marry Princess Mary? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 272: Exploring Tudor and Elizabethan History with Tony Riches: Behind the Books and the Characters

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:40:56 -0000

Join me as I chat with bestselling historical fiction author Tony Riches! Tony takes us through his fascinating journey of bringing Tudor and Elizabethan history to life in his acclaimed novels, including the Tudor Trilogy, the Brandon Series, and the Elizabethan Series.

We dive into the stories behind his characters, from Owen Tudor to Walter Raleigh, and explore the lives of remarkable women like Penelope Rich and Frances Walsingham. Discover how Tony's immersive research and unique storytelling create vivid, memorable portraits of the past.

Learn more about Tony's books and projects at TonyRiches.com, and don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this video to support historical storytelling! 🎉

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube December 29

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:15:16 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: How the Tudors Celebrated the Winter Solstice; Bizarre and Fascinating Possessions of Henry VIII. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 270: Leonardo and his flying machine

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:35:40 -0000

Let's talk about the Renaissance dream of flight focusing on Leonardo da Vinci and his flying machine plans, and then how Tudor England may have reacted to those experiments. If you're flying this holiday season, think about Leonardo and his plans for flight as you're boarding. your plane.

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube December 22

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:15:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Roland de Velville; Rowland Dee. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 269: Walter Raleigh and the Main Plot

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:30:23 -0000

It was perhaps the least thought out plot to bring down a king ever. And it brought down Walter Raleigh instead.

Let's take a look at the Main Plot and how Walter Raleigh got caught up in it.

Related episode on Arbella Stuart (was implicated in the Main Plot as well): https://youtu.be/YJKkrYLRgy8

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube December 15

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 14:10:27 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Scandalous Tudors - Bad Boys of the 16th Century, The Seymours. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Episode 268: Helen Castor on Richard II and Henry IV

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:53:27 -0000

I was capital-T Thrilled to interview Helen Castor on her new book, The Eagle and the Hart, on Richard II and Henry IV - in this interview we cover how 16th century historians can learn from this period in history several generations before, the tragedy of Richard, the lessons the Tudors learned, and more.

Helen Castor is an acclaimed medieval and Tudor historian. Her first book, Blood and Roses: The Paston Family in the Wars of the Roses, was longlisted for what is now known as the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction and won the English Association’s Beatrice White Prize. Get The Eagle and the Hart wherever you get your books!

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Episode 267: The Men who surrounded Cromwell

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:31:13 -0000

This is an episode about the men who were Cromwell's inner circle - Ralph Sadler, Richard Rich, and Thomas Wriothesley.

As ever, thank you so much for listening!

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube December 8

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 19:57:39 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Margaret Lee - Anne Boleyn’s Closest Confidante; Tudor Holiday Gifts. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Supplemental: Lady Jane Grey and the Succession Crisis Part 1

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 20:42:52 -0000

This is part one of the mini audio course for members from October, Lady Jane Grey and the Succession Crisis of 1553 - we'll cover the events leading up to Edward's Device for the Succession, and his motivations to change his father's will. You can listen to the entire course by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/englandcast or anywhere you currently listen to audiobooks including:

Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/17503204

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pSEOCzc2mL4mWhARQwqwj

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Episode 266: Medieval and Tudor Mistresses

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:36:58 -0000

About a year ago I did an episode on Royal Mistresses that seemed to be pretty popular, and so we're back with a look at some of the most prominent medieval and Tudor mistresses with love stories that had happy endings (Katherine Swynford) to ones that didn't so much (Jane Shore) and even some later Elizabethan mistresses.

Thanks for listening, and remember you can still hop into Yuletide with the Tudors

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube December 1

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:30:57 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: How the Tudors Saw Civic Duty; The Six Weddings of Henry VIII. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Supplemental: Jill McCracken at Tudorcon 2024

Sat, 30 Nov 2024 02:21:58 -0000

This is Jill McCracken at Tudorcon 2024 talking about the whodunnit mystery of Amy Robsart's death.

As ever, thank you for your support and listenership!

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Episode 265: Margaret of Austria

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:38:19 -0000

In this episode we look at Margaret of Austria. She started as a pawn in international relations, and wound up becoming one of the most powerful regents in Europe. Let's discover the woman at whose court Anne Boleyn was raised.

Transcript here:

https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/episode-265-margaret-of-austria/

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube November 24

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:36:31 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week:The Ghosts of Henry VIII's Wives; Secret Pregnancies of 3 Tudor Queens. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Janet Wertman on Douglas Sheffield

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:29:10 -0000

This is Janet Wertman's talk from Tudorcon 2024 on Douglas Sheffield. She was an English noblewoman, the lover of Robert Dudley and mother by him of explorer/cartographer Sir Robert Dudley, an illegitimate son.

Plan to come to Tudorcon 2025 October 3-5 at Agecroft Hall in Richmond, VA!

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Episode 264: A Year in the Life - 1593

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:18:01 -0000

Let's go back and look at one year in the reign of Elizabeth: 1593. A year filled with plague, intrigue by the Essex, issues in Ireland, and more.

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Show notes and transcript here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/1593/

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube November 17

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:48:02 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Fatal Joust of King Henri II; The Men of Anne Boleyn's Court. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Supplemental: Carol Ann Lloyd on Elizabeth's Suitors

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:10:44 -0000

Patrons receive regular live chats with authors. This month: Carol Ann Lloyd on Elizabeth's suitors and love life.

Become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/englandcast for as little as $1/episode and get extra content, chats, discounts on all my programs, and more.

Learn more about Carol Ann at https://www.carolannlloyd.com/

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Episode 263: Elizabeth Stuart, The Winter Queen

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:12:38 -0000

Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of James I, is remembered for the dramatic way her life began when she as caught up early on in the Gunpowder Plot, and then became the Queen of Bohemia for one year.

Show notes with transcript available here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/elizabethstuart/

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube November 10

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:15:01 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Was Catherine Carey Henry VIII's Daughter? and Margaret Douglas and Her Forbidden Romances. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 262: A Tudor Christmas Feast

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:18:05 -0000

It's time... to start thinking about the holidays. I know, I know, it's early. But I'm going to be announcing a special Holiday program next week, and I wanted to start to get you in the mood! In this episode we talk about the food, the entertainment, the music, and the drink that would have been part of a Christmas feast at a Tudor noble manor home.

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube November 3

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 13:40:53 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Thomas Gresham and the Royal Exchange, and the 1545 Portrait of the Tudor Family. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 261: Haunted Tudor England

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:25:22 -0000

Explore the chilling stories of haunted England, from the medieval period to the early Stuart era. In this episode, we’ll visit some of England’s most haunted sites, where history and the paranormal collide.

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube October 27

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:56:31 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Many Suitors of Elizabeth I. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 260: Medieval and Tudor Hygiene

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:43:40 -0000

Think Tudors were dirty? Think again! In this episode, we'll scrub away the myths about personal hygiene in the Middle Ages and Tudor England. From sponge baths and herbal washing waters to the miasma theory and scented pomanders, discover how Tudors kept themselves fresh despite the era’s challenges. Join us as we explore the daily rituals, dental care, and etiquette that shaped Tudor cleanliness—and how these practices reveal a lot more than meets the nose!

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube October 20

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:39:29 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The remarkable life of Jane Dormer; and Mary and Chapuys. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 259: Anne Neville

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:35:14 -0000

In this episode we will talk about Anne Neville, married to a Lancastrian Heir, and Yorkist King.

Show notes and transcript will be up at englandcast.com

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube October 13

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 12:38:00 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Witchcraft in Tudor England, and Jane Popincourt - Henry VIII's First Mistress. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 257: Henry's almost-wives

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 20:40:48 -0000

Show notes with transcript at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-257-henryssixalmostwives/

Henry VIII is famous for his six wives, but what about the women who almost wore the crown? In this episode, we explore the stories of six women Henry considered marrying but didn’t: Eleanor of Austria, Mary of Guise, Christina of Denmark, Anna of Lorraine, Amalia of Cleves, and Katherine Willoughby. Discover the political intrigue, diplomatic negotiations, and personal dynamics behind these nearly-queens, and how their stories reveal another side of Henry’s reign.

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This Week in YouTube October 6

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 15:34:46 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Henry VIII's Marriage to Katherine of Aragon and The Young Mary Tudor. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 256: Mary and Philip

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:37:13 -0000

View the transcript here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-256-maryandphilip/

It wasn't a love match (at least at first, for Mary) but it was a political match that brought England into the huge Hapsburg Empire. Let's talk about the marriage of Mary Tudor and Philip of Spain.

As always, thank you for your listenership, friend!

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube September 29

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 16:06:42 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Henry VIII's Inner Circle, and the Sweating Sickness in Tudor England. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 255: Privacy in Tudor England

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:51:13 -0000

Transcript available at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-255-privacyintudorengland/

In this episode we connect chimneys, letters, and the Reformation to get... a new concept of privacy.

Let's discuss!

Thank you, as always, for your listenership, friends!

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube September 22

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 14:20:46 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: How Juana of Castile's 1506 Shipwreck in England Changed European History, The Dynasty Portrait. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 254: Marguerite of Navarre

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:10:39 -0000

Transcript available at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-254-margueriteofnavarre/

In this episode we take a look at Marguerite of Navarre, the sister to King Francis, and the Queen of Navarre.

Not only was she an amazing author in her own right, but she also influenced Anne Boleyn, and countless other women.

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Supplemental: This Week in Youtube September 15

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:17:20 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Lives of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, Inside Queen Elizabeth I’s Court. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 253: Tudor places to visit in the US

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:30:10 -0000

Show notes at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-252-tudor-places-in-america/

The fact that Tudorcon is coming up in just over a week has me thinking about all the places like Agecroft Hall that you can visit in the US - places that are related to Tudor or Medieval England, but don't require a passport for Americans to visit. From St Augustine to Drake's Bay, let's talk about places in America with a Tudor connection.

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Supplemental: This Week in Youtube September 7

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 14:23:21 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week:Katherine Grey, The Great Bible and Henry VIII, and What your favorite Tudor says about you. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 252: The Spiritual Life of Katherine Parr

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:23:30 -0000

Transcript available here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-252-spiritualinfluenceofkatherineparr/

Let's discuss Katherine Parr, and her spiritual influence.

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Related episodes:

Pilgrimage of Grace: https://www.englandcast.com/pilgrimage-of-grace/

Rebellions Part One: https://www.englandcast.com/2016/07/episode-051-rebellions-one/

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Episode 250: Margaret of Anjou

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:00:07 -0000

Transcript available at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-250-margaret-of-anjou/

In this episode we'll talk about Margaret of Anjou - so much more than the She-Wolf of France!

Let's dive into and talk about this remarkable woman's life.

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Thank you, as ever, for your listenership!

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This Week in YouTube August 25:

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 15:33:41 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Going Back to School like a Tudor, and the Musical and Poetic side of Henry VIII. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 249: The Sack of Rome

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:44:19 -0000

In May of 1527 Tudor England got word of a massive event in the Italian Wars - Rome, the Eternal City, was sacked.

What happened, and how did it affect Tudor England? Let's discuss...

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This Week in YouTube August 18

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:28:02 -0000

We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: William Cecil under Mary I, and Anne Before Henry. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 248: Normal Women in the Reformation

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 21:38:30 -0000

So I've been reading Philippa Gregory's new book Normal Women, and decided to devote an entire episode to one section of her book: how normal women coped during the Reformation.

Let's discuss!

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Episode 247: Tudor and Elizabethan Exploration

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:59:09 -0000

Let's talk about Tudor and Elizabethan exploration! From the nascent beginnings of exploration, even dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries, to the failed Roanoke colonies, let's dive into Tudor and Elizabethan explorers.

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other episodes mentioned:

https://www.englandcast.com/2018/12/episode-114-richard-hakluyt/

https://www.englandcast.com/2018/10/roanoke/

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Episode 246: Ladies in Waiting

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:48:31 -0000

Let's talk about Ladies in Waiting, the women who worked with the Queen to get her ready, be her companions, and in the case of Elizabeth I, actually handle matters of state. Thank you for listening!

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Episode 245: Mary and Elizabeth

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 23:37:49 -0000

Two sisters who were born in enmity, and yet they developed a deep bond - but would that bond last? Let's discuss the relationship between Mary Tudor and Princess Elizabeth.

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And thank you!

Transcript available here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-245-mary-and-elizabeth/

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Episode 244: Maria de Salinas

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 23:06:11 -0000

Let's take a look at Katherine of Aragon's loyal friend, Maria de Salinas, who came over from Spain with her, and was with her for her entire life, having to brave the wrath of Henry VIII in order to support her friend.

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Supplemental: Adrienne Dillard

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 01:05:55 -0000

Hey friend! Here's our monthly Author Chat for patrons with Adrienne Dillard, author of Cor Rotto, and other historical novels that tell the stories of women who often don't get their stories fully told. We chat about the Salem Witch Trials, the Titanic, and whether it makes sense to call Anne Boleyn a feminist.

Check her out at: https://adrienne-dillard.com/

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Supplemental: This week in YouTube June 30

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 02:45:46 -0000

It's another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Midsummer in Tudor England, and Katherine Willoughby. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 243: The Wyatt Family (continued)

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:34:25 -0000

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Let's continue our discussion about the Wyatt Family with a look at Thomas Wyatt the Younger, and Sir Henry Lee

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Episode 242: Lady Katherine Gordon

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:05:16 -0000

She was married to Perkin Warbeck, but that's only part of her story. Let's discuss Lady Katherine Gordon, a noblewoman from Scotland who got caught up in the drama of the Pretender.

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube June 16

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:54:37 -0000

It's another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Lucas de Heere, and The Artistic Legacy of Tudor Women. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 241: The Wyatt Family

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:32:17 -0000

A patriarch who was saved by a cat while in prison, maybe in the Tower of London, but probably not? Two children who survived to adulthood, one of whom was involved with Anne Boleyn. Let's discuss: The Wyatts.

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube June 9

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:28:22 -0000

It's another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Henry VIII's Religious Beliefs - Was he ever a Protestant? And did Anne Boleyn Really Have Six Fingers? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 240: The Decline of Serfdom in Medieval and Tudor England

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:55:00 -0000

Did you know that serfdom was still a "thing" even into Tudor England, and it was Elizabeth I who finally ended it all? Let's discuss, in this episode on the decline of serfdom in medieval and Tudor England.

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And this is the book recommendation: https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781783271283/the-decline-of-serfdom-in-late-medieval-england/

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Supplemental: This Week in Youtube June 2

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 14:16:38 -0000

It's another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Evil May Day Riots of 1517, Anne Boleyn & Thomas Wolsey. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 239: William Cecil

Wed, 29 May 2024 22:26:04 -0000

Let's have a brief overview of William Cecil, Elizabeth's chief advisor, and one of the most energetic and efficient people in history.

Show notes and rough transcript at https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/williamcecil/

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube May 26

Sun, 26 May 2024 14:33:06 -0000

It's another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Forbidden Love of Anne Vavasour and Sir Henry Lee, Eclipses in the Medieval Sky.. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 238: Anne and Cromwell

Wed, 22 May 2024 19:36:57 -0000

How did the relationship between Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell go so sour? They were once allies, and then he became the mastermind of her downfall and execution. Let's dig into their relationship and see exactly where it started to go so tragic.

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Supplemental Thomas Lockley on Christopher and his journey from Japan to England

Wed, 22 May 2024 01:01:19 -0000

This is an unedited recording of a conversation I had with the wonderful Thomas Lockley, about his new book, A Gentleman From Japan, which tells the story of Christopher, a Japanese sailor who wound up at Elizabeth's court. His journey, and the contributions he made to England, are a fascinating story, and if you want to learn more, check out his book, which is released on May 21 in the US.

Buy the book on Amazon

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube May 19

Sun, 19 May 2024 14:36:15 -0000

It's another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Family Feuds in Tudor England, Jane Seymour and the Pilgrimage of Grace, Henry Howard. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 237: Anne in the Tower

Wed, 15 May 2024 19:17:00 -0000

In this episode we discuss Anne's early days in the Tower. Much of this comes thanks to Alison Weir's book The Lady in the Tower: get it on Amazon here to really dig deep.

Show notes and rough transcript at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/episode-237-anne-in-the-tower/

Check out this YouTube video I did last year on Anne's trial: https://youtu.be/VyBoydDp54g

Thank you, as ever, for your support!

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Supplemental: Caitlin Chapman on Jane Grey

Tue, 14 May 2024 19:30:52 -0000

In this supplemental chat we discuss whether Jane Grey should really be counted as England's First Queen Regnant with Caitlin Chapman, who will be speaking on this very subject at Tudorcon 2024 in September! Enjoy the conversation!

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube May 12

Sun, 12 May 2024 14:32:54 -0000

It's another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Tudor England and the Revival of Anglo Saxon History, and Anne Windsor. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 236: Tudor Diaries and Journals

Fri, 10 May 2024 17:49:34 -0000

Do you keep a journal? If so, you have something in common with many Tudors, including Edward VI. Let's talk about the rise of journal and diary keeping in the 16th century.

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube May 5

Sun, 05 May 2024 23:56:32 -0000

It's another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Jane Seymour's grand funeral, and Smallpox in Tudor England. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 235: Elizabeth's Spy network

Wed, 01 May 2024 19:30:19 -0000

In this episode we'll look at the spy network built by Cecil and Walsingham, which saved Elizabeth from several assassination attempts.

Thank you, as ever, for listening!

Here's an episode from Tudor Times on Francis Walsingham to dig deeper

https://www.englandcast.com/2018/05/episode-103-tudor-times-on-francis-walsingham/

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Supplemental: This week in YouTube April 28

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:18:55 -0000

It's another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Henry VIII's illegitimate children, and what if the Spanish Armada had succeeded? Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out.

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Episode 234: Fire in Tudor and Medieval England

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:13:42 -0000

In this episode we look at fire - its importance, and major fires in medieval and Tudor England including the Great Fire of London (the 1212 one!), the 1583 fire in Nantwich, and also the other London fire of 1512.

Tudor Planner IndieGoGo is here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/publishing-the-2025-tudor-planner/x/176575

Tudor Home Tour episode on Kitchens (I mentioned the adoption of Chimneys in this episode): https://www.englandcast.com/kitchen/

And the Tudor Home Tour episode on the Living Room: https://www.englandcast.com/livingroom/

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube April 15-21

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 16:27:17 -0000

It's another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Ferdinando Stanley, and Henry Fitzroy. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out. Thanks!!

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Episode 233: Elizabeth's Mother Figures - Blanche Parry and Kat Ashley

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:50:48 -0000

In this episode we talk about the women who supported Elizabeth when she was young, and filled the role of surrogate mother to her, specifically Blanche Parry and Kat Ashley. One rocked her, and the other supported her as her governess. Let's dive into Elizabeth's maternal figures.

Show notes with transcript is here:

https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-233-elizabeths-mother-figures-blanche-parry-and-kat-ashley/

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube April 14

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:24:46 -0000

It's another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Life Cycle of a Tudor Woman, and looking at Robert Catesby and Katherine Leigh. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out. Thanks!!

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Episode 232: The Black Dinner

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:57:52 -0000

Two small noble boys are caught up in the political machinations of their elders, with deadly consequences. Sounds like the Princes in the Tower, right? Nope. We're heading back to Edinburgh Castle in 1440 to discuss the horrific story of the The Black Dinner.

Rough transcript is available here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/episode-232-the-black-dinner/

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Supplemental: The Wars of the Roses Intro

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:19:56 -0000

This is an introduction to the audio mini course for members and patrons on the Wars of the Roses.

Get the course by joining on Patreon (patreon.com/englandcast) at the appropriate level, or buy the course here: https://courses.heatherteysko.com/courses/the-wars-of-the-roses-overview

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Episode 231: Tudor women, Reformation, and Education

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:19:30 -0000

In this episode we talk about how the Reformation affected women's education in Tudor England.

As always, thank you for your listenership!

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Tudorcon tickets at https://www.englandcast.com/Tudorcon

Episode transcript here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/episode-231-tudor-women-and-the-reformation/

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Supplemental: This Week in youtube March 24: Strange Punishments, Love and Alliances

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 14:08:03 -0000

It's another Sunday, and time for This Week in YouTube, my rundown of recent (and not-so-recent) videos from my YouTube channel. This week: Strange Tudor Punishments, and Love and Alliances

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Episode 230: Tudor Witches

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:29:17 -0000

Today we're digging into the accusation that many women likely would have feared: witchcraft. Let's talk about witchcraft in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Transcript available here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/10/episode-230-tudor-witches/

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Supplemental: Adrienne Dillard on George Boleyn Tudorcon 2023

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 22:08:59 -0000

Adrienne Dillard at Tudorcon 2023 discussing the impact that George Boleyn had on Henry's Reformation.

Thanks Adrienne, for being so awesome!

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube March 17

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:13:17 -0000

It's another Sunday, and time for This Week in YouTube, my rundown of recent (and not-so-recent) videos from my YouTube channel. This week: Anne Boleyn and Eustace Chapuys, and Elizabeth I's Rainbow Portrait.

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Episode 229: Tudor Women in Power

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:17:37 -0000

In this episode, we dig into the lives of influential Tudor women who navigated the complexities of a male-dominated era to wield power, influence policy, and leave indelible marks on history. Uncover the stories of these remarkable Tudor women, whose legacy of strength, wit, and resilience continues to inspire.

Mythbusting the Tudors course here: https://www.englandcast.com/new-course-mythbusting-the-tudors-a-journey-through-time/

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Supplemental: Janet Wertman on Douglas Howard

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:40:40 -0000

In this supplemental episode we have a recording of a recent author chat with Janet Wertman, chatting about Douglas Howard.

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube March 10

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 15:19:09 -0000

Another week of highlights of my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko) discussing Katherine Howard, and Madeline of Valois. Subscribe if you don't already, so you get content as it goes live!

https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko

There are just 7 Tudorcon tickets left! englandcast.com/Tudorcon

Thanks so much for your listenership!

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Episode 228: Life Cycles of a Tudor Woman

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:17:00 -0000

Happy Women's History Month! In this episode we chat about the life cycle of a Tudor Woman.

Supplemental: Brigitte Webster on being a Tudor Food researcher

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:26:32 -0000

In this member chat from January, Brigitte Webster chats about the evolution of cookery books, the challenges of authentic Tudor cooking, and a sneak peek into her book, filled with meticulously tested recipes that span the Tudor year.

Become a patron to join these monthly author chats:

https://www.patreon.com/englandcast

Buy Brigitte's book on Amazon

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Supplemental: This week in YouTube March 2

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 14:00:43 -0000

Welcome to another look back at some of the content I've put out on YouTube recently. This week, Anne Stanhope, and Tudor Annulments.

Make sure you're subscribed, so you never miss videos as I release them, and join the channel to get extra content and perks! https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko

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Episode 227: Love Lives of Three Royal Women

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 20:45:12 -0000

We're on the cusp of Women's History Month, and finishing up Love Month, so this week we're focusing on the love lives of Three Royal Tudor Women who often had to choose between love and duty, with varying degrees of success.

Thank you so much for your listenership!

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Supplemental: Minicourse Preview - Henry VII and the Consolidation of Power

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:55:23 -0000

Step back in time to the pivotal aftermath of the Battle of Bosworth in our opening episode. Witness how Henry VII emerged from the chaos of battle to forge a new era for England. From consolidating power to strategic marriages, discover the early moves that set the stage for the Tudor dynasty. This free taster offers just a glimpse into the intrigue and ambition of Henry VII's reign. Join my channel here at the Parr's Patron level, for the full course and immerse yourself in the saga of survival, strategy, and the birth of a dynasty that changed the course of history.

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Supplemental: This week in YouTube February 18

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 19:24:00 -0000

Hello and happy Sunday! Here is another highlight from my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko). This week: The Tudor Court's darkest scandals, and the most romantic spots in Tudor England. Thanks for listening!

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Episode 225: Tudor Royal Weddings

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:16:50 -0000

In this episode we're looking at some of the most famous Tudor royal weddings. Starting with Henry VII and his marriage to Elizabeth of York, and ending with James VI and his romantic journey to fetch his bride across the North Sea, we talk about the royal weddings the captivated the 16th century.

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Supplemental: This week in YouTube February 4

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:57:13 -0000

This is my weekly rundown of videos on my YouTube channel. This week: The Palaces of Henry VIII, England's First National Lottery, and the History of Charing Cross. https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko

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Episode 222: Edmund Spenser and the Faerie Queen

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:11:10 -0000

In this episode of we delve into the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Edmund Spenser, a luminary in English literature. Discover the intricacies of "The Faerie Queene," his masterful epic that intricately weaves together allegory, politics, and poetic beauty.

In this episode we are looking at Edmund Spenser and the Faerie Queen.

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/15272/15272-h/15272-h.htm

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Episode 221: Sir Philip Sidney

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:02:14 -0000

In this episode we talk about the life and legacy of Sir Philip Sidney, the quintessential Renaissance man, poet, and symbol of Elizabethan chivalry.

Show notes and transcript at https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/episode-221-sir-philip-sidney-the-quintessential-renaissance-man-his-life-love-and-legacy/

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Supplemental: This Week in Youtube January 14

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 15:21:46 -0000

Another weekly highlight the activity on my YouTube channel- make sure you're subscribed if you're not already! https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko

This week, a look at Elizabeth I’s Suitors, The Sack of Rome in 1527, King Henry VII & Francis Lovell.

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Supplemental: This week in YouTube January 7

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 15:49:02 -0000

Another weekly highlight the activity on my YouTube channel- make sure you're subscribed if you're not already! https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko

This week, a look at Henry Duke of Cornwall, Anthony Woodville, and how Elizabeth handled Wyatt's Rebellion.

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube December 31

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 18:29:53 -0000

Another weekly highlight the activity on my YouTube channel- make sure you're subscribed if you're not already! https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko

This week, a look at Maria de Salinas (one of Katherine of Aragon's ladies in waiting who became Lady Willoughby), Helena Snakenborg (who came with Cecelia Vasa and decided to stay with Elizabeth I), and the Sieve Portrait.

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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube December 24

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 19:20:17 -0000

Did you know I have a YouTube channel where I regularly post videos and info on Tudor England? I am beginning to compile some of my favorites into podcast episodes. This week: The forbidden love of Anne and Henry Percy, the war with Spain, and Agnes Hungerford.

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Nathen Amin on the Princes in the Tower: The New Evidence

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:50:05 -0000

This is a chat that Nathen Amin did on my YouTube channel a few weeks ago, discussing the new evidence on the Princes in the Tower. Nathan Amin, and his fabulous books, can be found here: https://nathenamin.com/

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Episode 216: 24 Hours in Tudor Cambridge

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:02:14 -0000

Dive into the heart of Tudor England with the latest episode, 'Uncovering a Day in Tudor Cambridge: Hidden Secrets of 16th Century Life Revealed!' Join me on an immersive journey through a typical day in 16th-century Cambridge, a time of profound change and intrigue. From the early morning rituals of a humble servant to the hushed discussions of scholars under the cloak of night, every hour unveils a new facet of life during one of history's most fascinating eras.

Transcript here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/episode-217-24-hours-in-tudor-cambridge/

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Episode 215: Unlocking the Mystery of Henry Pole the Younger

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 21:07:17 -0000

In this captivating journey through Tudor history, we'll delve into the enigmatic disappearance of Henry Pole the Younger, a figure often overshadowed by more famous tales of the era. Let's explore the intrigue surrounding his vanishing act within the Tower of London, uncovering clues and raising questions about his fate. Dive into this historical mystery and subscribe for more compelling stories from the Tudor era!

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Episode 214: The Untold Story of Elizabeth Stafford

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:20:09 -0000

Let's talk about the captivating life of Elizabeth Stafford, a formidable figure in Tudor history. The Duchess of Norfolk lived a life marked by passion, defiance, and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds. As we unravel her story, from her early years intertwined with the Tudor court's intrigues to her tumultuous marriage with Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, we explore the complexities of her character and the era she lived in.

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Episode 212: Thomas Audley

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:50:14 -0000

In this episode we'll talk about Thomas Audley, one of the few men who had real power around Henry VIII, and managed to survive!

Thank you, as ever, for your support!

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Episode 207: Empson and Dudley

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:08:26 -0000

It's really nice when you have people who will do your dirty work and implement the policies you come up with that are super unpopular, so they get the blame and you're free. Right? Isn't that a cool deal to have? Only problem is when you're those guys doing the work, and your protector dies, and the next guy comes in and wants to show how he'll change everything... oops.

Let's talk about Henry VII's implementation team: Empson and Dudley.

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Episode 206: Edward VI

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 18:02:48 -0000

In this episode we dive into the reign of Edward VI, which is often overlooked, sandwiched as it was between that of his father, and his sister, unkindly remembered as Bloody Mary. But it was still really important! Massive religious changes! Poor laws! Whitewashing all the medieval history out of churches! Rebellions! Let's dig in...

The book I talked about with Kett's Rebellion is Tombland by CJ Samson.

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Episode 205: Alice Spencer

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:22:32 -0000

Uncover the life and influence of Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby. Far from being just a name in historical records, Alice played a significant role in the cultural and social life of her time. From her lineage to her patronage of the arts, discover the untold story of this remarkable Tudor woman. Dive deep into the intrigues, alliances, and passions that shaped her world and understand why Alice Spencer deserves her place in the annals of Tudor history.

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Book recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Influence-Spectacular-Spencer-England-ebook/dp/B0B3Y948PF/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1692210070&sr=8-1

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Episode 203: Micheline White on Katherine Parr and Henry's Doodles

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 20:40:45 -0000

In this episode, we chat with Micheline White, who has been in the news recently for some "doodles" she discovered of Henry VIII in a prayer book Katherine Parr had given him. Thanks to Micheline for being on the show, and sharing her research!

Micheline White is an Associate Professor in the College of the Humanities and the Department of English. She began teaching at Carleton as an Assistant Professor in 1998. She completed a B.A. (honours) in English Literature at the University of Toronto in 1989 and then moved to Aomori, Japan, where she taught English at a Japanese High-school for a year. She received an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Ottawa in 1992 and a Ph.D. in English Literature from Loyola University Chicago in May 1998. Her main field of study is English Renaissance literature, and she is particularly interested in women’s writing and Reformation history. She has published several recent articles on Katherine Parr.

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Episode 204: Arbella Stuart

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:32:38 -0000

Let's dive into the captivating story of Arbella Stuart, the Tudor-era royal often overlooked by history. Born into a lineage of power and ambition, Arbella's life was marked by political intrigue, imprisonments, and a daring escape.

📘 Recommended Reading:

Arbella: England's Lost Queen by Sarah Gristwood

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Episode 202: The Great Northern Progress

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 23:55:19 -0000

In this episode, Henry goes on vacation! It's summertime - time to get out of London, and see the sights in the countryside. Take your bride on a lovely honeymoon through the Midlands to Yorkshire. Honestly, there's no more beautiful place in the world in summer than Yorkshire. Maybe make it a bit of a working holiday, and arrange a diplomatic meeting with your nephew. Remind the rebels from a few years ago who's in charge...

Henry left London in the summer of 1541 with high spirits and big plans! Let's take a look at his great Northern Progress in this episode.

Transcript here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/episode-202-the-great-northern-progress/

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Margaret Douglas: The Tudor Matriarch and Her Unyielding Will

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:11:04 -0000

Let's discuss the life and legacy of Margaret Douglas, the influential Tudor figure who maneuvered through a tumultuous era with steadfast determination. This episode explores her complex relationships with Queen Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots, her persistent pursuit of her family's rights, and her unparalleled resilience in the face of repeated adversities.

Transcript at https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/episode-200-margaret-douglas-and-her-uniyelding-will/

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Henry Courtenay and the Exeter Conspiracy

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:52:33 -0000

Things at court in the late 1530's were murky and filled with politics. There was potential war with France and Spain. Rebellion was brewing, both at home and abroad. And into this mess entered Henry Courtenay, a cousin to the King. Let's discuss.

Transcript here: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/07/henry-courtenay-2/

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The Dukes of Buckingham

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:00:47 -0000

We've been looking at some Tudor cousins the past couple of episodes, and in this episode we are looking at another branch - the Stafford family, aka the Dukes of Buckingham. Which ended in rebellions and executions. It's a story of drama and intrigue, and impacted the Tudors and nobility alike.

Transcript available at: https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/episode-199-the-stafford-duke-of-buckingham/

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The de la Pole Family

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:55:23 -0000

In this episode we dive into the family de la Pole, another branch of cousins to the Tudors not to be confused with the Pole's (their mother was a sister to Edward IV) who were unlucky, and also made some bad bets that played out on the stage of European politics.

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A year in Henry's Life: 1513

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:11:32 -0000

In this episode we're digging into a Year in Henry's Life: 1513. A *lot* happened that year - it was pretty pivotal in a number of ways. Henry went to war with France, leaving Katherine as Regent. Flodden Field. Katherine lost another child, and the first marriage cracks appeared. Plus, the rise of Wolsey.

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A deep dive into Katherine Parr

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:11:47 -0000

Katherine Parr is remembered in the rhyme as the one who Survived. But what if there's more to it than that?

Let's talk about her religious faith, and her almost-brush with martyrdom.

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A Melodic Voyage Through 16th Century England

Wed, 31 May 2023 14:54:54 -0000

Dive into the captivating world of 16th century English music with renowned radio host Robert Aubry Davis from Millennium of Music on SiriusXM. In this enlightening discussion, we explore how the historical undercurrents of Tudor England played out in the harmonies of the time.

For more from Robert Aubry Davis, visit his website: https://www.millenniumofmusic.com/

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The Pole Family

Wed, 24 May 2023 16:11:55 -0000

Dive deep into the riveting saga of the Pole family, descendants of George, Duke of Clarence, and their navigation through a treacherous landscape of political power plays, religious reformation, and the ever-changing tides of the royal favor.

Show notes at englandcast.com/Pole

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It's Coronation Day!

Thu, 04 May 2023 16:49:55 -0000

In this episode we dive into the captivating history of coronations in Westminster Abbey, the hallowed site where British monarchs have been crowned for centuries. From ancient traditions to the Tudor ceremonies, explore the rich symbolism and enduring legacy of these momentous events that have shaped the course of British history.

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Behind the Throne: The Unsung Heroes of the Tudor Court

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:13:38 -0000

Ever wondered who kept the Tudor court running smoothly? Let's dive into the fascinating world of the unsung heroes who worked tirelessly behind the scenes. From the skilled cooks whipping up feasts for royalty, to the meticulous gardeners maintaining lush palace grounds, and the hardworking laundry workers who kept everyone looking their best - discover the lives, challenges, and rewards of these essential court workers.

Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/courtjobs

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Episode 190: 24 Hours in Tudor London

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:55:11 -0000

In this episode we spend 24 hours in Tudor London, meeting the people who lived there, and imagining what life would have been like for our new friends there.

Show notes at https://www.englandcast.com/24HoursLondon

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Episode 189: Jane Boleyn

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 13:59:21 -0000

Episode 189 is all about Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, sister in law to Anne Boleyn, husband of George. History hasn't been kind to her, but recent historians are doing a lot to try to reexamine her, and point out the fact that humans are messy.

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Episode 188: The Prayer Book Rebellion

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:24:49 -0000

In this episode we look at the evidence from a new book examining the importance and role of the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549.

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Episode 183: Anne and Elizabeth

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 23:57:43 -0000

This episode is part one of a two part series breaking down Tracy Borman's new book on Anne and Elizabeth.

Show notes will be up at englandcast.com

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Tony Riches on Francis Drake

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:29:43 -0000

This is an interview with author Tony Riches on his book featuring Francis Drake. He's always so generous, and is giving one of his books away in the Tudorcon streaming ticket swag bag - grab your ticket at englandcast.com/TudorconOnline

And thank you, as always, for your listenership!

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Going on Pilgrimage in Medieval and Tudor England

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:34:22 -0000

In this episode we look at the Medieval Pilgrimage, and how that changed in Tudor England. I wax philosophical on travel, adventure, and how humanism turned religious trips into tourism. Plus, Tudorcon Online this year - englandcast.com/TudorconOnline for all the details on that.

Thanks, as ever, for your support! Hope to see you at Tudorcon on September 9 online!

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A Taste of Tudorcon Part Three: Sarah Morris

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:18:47 -0000

Just in time for the three day weekend, a three hour Taste of Tudorcon. This is an edited part of the Saturday morning of Tudorcon 2020, which was, of course, online. Featuring talks by Carol Ann Lloyd, Janet Wertman, and Sarah Morris, it gives you a taste of the kinds of talks and conversations that happen at Tudorcon.

You can get your ticket for 2022 - September 9-11 in beautiful Manheim PA - at englandcast.com/Tudorcon

And be sure to check out all the socials of the speakers in this episode

Carol Ann Lloyd: https://carolannlloyd.com/

Janet Wertman: https://janetwertman.com/

Sarah Morris: https://thetudortravelguide.com/

Note: Janet and Carol Ann will be at this year's Tudorcon!

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Episode 176: Personal Share + 16th century religious fasting

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:27:06 -0000

Hello friends! It's been a minute, but I'm back on this show I love so much, talking Tudor nerdiness with friends like you.

This episode is a personal share about what's been going on, and also dives into the history of religious fasting in the 16th century - what reformers thought about it, and why it became an economic issue for England beyond the religious sphere.

Show notes at Englandcast.com/fasting

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Episode 175: Smoking and Tobacco

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 08:46:24 -0000

trigger warning: Smoking and Tobacco use.

Soon after Columbus came back from his voyage to the West Indies, a sailor in Spain lit a pipe. And thus began tobacco's storied history in Europe. Within 150 years schoolboys at Eton were beaten if they didn't have their morning tobacco. How did one weed become such a huge part of society? Let's discuss.

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Episode 173: Taking the Waters

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:57:28 -0000

Remember in a previous episode about Tudor bathrooms we talked about the medieval spa experience where you could have a meal and a bath at the same time in the bath houses all around Southwark? Then Henry VIII closed them all, and baths went out of fashion. But then during Elizabeth's time people begin to travel to spas like Buxton to "take the waters," and bang, the English holiday was born! Plus, foreign policy.

Transcript available at https://www.englandcast.com/2024/11/episode-173-taking-the-waters/

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Episode 172: The Music of the Spheres

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:05:13 -0000

In this episode we look at Music Therapy from a Tudor perspective, diving into the idea of the music of the spheres, and also tying in string theory. Because really, it's all related.

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Episode 170: A Year in the Life - 1561

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:53:50 -0000

1561 was a pretty big year. Lightning struck. Mary Queen of Scots was headed back to Scotland. And Elizabeth's love life was a mess. We discuss it all in this episode. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/1561 asap. Thanks so much for your support and listenership!

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Episode 169: Henry VIII's Inventory

Fri, 28 May 2021 16:37:29 -0000

He had stuff. Lots of stuff. Fancy stuff. Old stuff. New Stuff. Weird stuff. And his inventory - created by Edward VI and his commissioners to find out the true value of the Crown - lists it all in meticulous detail.

Let's discuss Henry's Inventory. Show notes will be going up at englandcast.com/inventory.

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Episode 168: Salt (in a non-salty way_

Fri, 14 May 2021 17:37:24 -0000

In this episode we talk about Salt. And also, what the Romans gave to us. With Monty Python quotes for fun. Show notes will go up asap at englandcast.com/salt

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Episode 167: Escapes from the Tower of London

Sat, 01 May 2021 17:13:33 -0000

This week we look at famous escapes from the Tower of London, by various means including getting the guards drunk. or charming them, or even planning it all out with friends using invisible ink. With honorable mention to the attempt to go through the toilet.

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Episode 166: A Map and the People Who Studied It

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:35:26 -0000

In this episode we look at a 1544 map of the world drawn by Sebastian Cabot, and the people who studied and copied it. Show notes will go up at englandcast.com/map. Thank you for listening!

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Episode 165: A Tudor Easter

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 16:43:46 -0000

It's time to talk about Easter! How did the Tudors celebrate? What of their celebrations have stayed with us today? This is a short and sweet springtime episode.

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Supplemental: James Peacock on Anne Boleyn

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:30:46 -0000

This is a chat from the 2019 Tudor Summit where James Peacock, of the Anne Boleyn Society, discusses Anne and her legacy. Read the transcript and learn more at englandcast.com/jamespeacock.

TUDORCON2021 is happening - tickets at englandcast.com/tudorcon2021. See you there, I hope!

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Episode 164: The Strange and Sad Story of Agnes Bowker and her

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:20:41 -0000

Note: This show comes with a trigger warning for predatory behavior. In 1559 Agnes Bowker gave birth to a cat. That's where the investigation starts, and in this episode we look at this strange and sad story, and what it says about life in the margins of Elizabethan England, unwanted pregnancies,. Show notes with book resources will be up at englandcast.com/

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Supplemental: Tracy Borman on Private Lives

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:05:22 -0000

Going through and releasing all the piles of interviews I have taking up space on a dropbox folder - I'm going to let them take up space in your podcast feed now. Basically, because they're all awesome, and deserve wider listenership :) Here, historian Tracy Borman talks about the Private Lives of the Tudors (also the name of her book - convenient, that). Enjoy!

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Episode 163: Women Pirates

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:19:27 -0000

In this episode we look at a few stories of Elizabethan women who sailed the seas for booty and adventure!

Show notes at englandcast.com/womenpirates

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Episode 162: Tudor Weddings ❤️

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 17:32:29 -0000

It's that time of the year. Time to talk about love. And marriage. Let's talk about how the Tudors got married. Arranged marriages. Courting. Vows. Negotiations. And more.

Happy V-Day - hope you're getting some lovely snuggle time with your favorite snuggle buddy this weekend.

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Episode 161: Sea Shanties

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:36:59 -0000

In case you haven't noticed, Sea Shanties are having a Moment. In this episode we look at the history of Sea Shanties. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/seasongs

Music Credits:

Wellerman by Beau Brenton is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

The Mermaid: Fisherman's Friends - Sole Mates

What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor? The Fisherman's Friends, Long Dan Russell, The Cod Wranglers & Ron Kavana & The Sherkin Crew/A Treasury Of Shanties And Songs Of The Sea

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Episode 160: Elizabeth and China

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:19:16 -0000

Connecting the dots between a piece of porcelain, a 1602 dinner party at Robert Cecil's, the Rainbow Portrait, and a letter that only got as far as Baffin Island. And it all leads to China. Globalism isn't a new idea.

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Episode 159: Let's Trade Stuff with Iceland!

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:28:11 -0000

In this episode we check out the Tudor relationship with Iceland. Did you know Henry VIII had the opportunity to buy Iceland not once, not twice, but three times?!

Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/iceland?

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Supplemental: Tudor Christmas Carols

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 17:23:01 -0000

In this episode we look at four wonderful Christmas carols that our Tudor friends would have known and loved.

Happy Christmas!

Music Credits:

Boars Head Carol:The Boar's Head Carol by TheBirdSings is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

All others: The chorus of U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own", led by Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr. (Leader & Commander) and CSM Debra L. McGarity (Command Sergeant Major)

These works are in the public domain in the United States because they are work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.

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Supplemental: Brigitte Webster in the TLC talking about getting ready for winter

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 13:02:40 -0000

We often think about going inwards and hibernating at this time of year, but our Tudor friends still had a LOT of work to do! Brigitte Webster of the Tudor and 17th Century Experience stopped by the Tudor Learning Circle (tudorlearningcircle.com - it's free to join!) to cha about the work going on right now, and how our friends would have been prepping for winter.https://www.17thcenturyexperience.co.uk/ Check her website out at

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Episode 157: The Rough Wooing

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:21:56 -0000

Henry VIII wanted to invade France. But he also had to handle Scotland. Also, Mary Queen of Scots entered the picture. And thus began, the Rough Wooing.

Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/wooing. Thank you, as ever, for your support and listenership!

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Supplemental: Chat with James Boulton on the Tudor Queen Consorts

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 14:15:46 -0000

Friend of the Show James Boulton stopped by the Tudor Learning Circle the other week to chat about the Queen Consorts starting with Elizabeth of York, and all the Wives. Find his new podcast The Other Half at https://www.theotherhalfpodcast.co.uk/ or the Queens of England at https://www.theotherhalfpodcast.co.uk/qoepodcast

And join the Tudor Learning Circle (it's freee!) to be updated and join in these chats live - https://www.tudorlearningcircle.com/feed

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Episode 156: Medieval and Tudor Wool Trade

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 21:03:49 -0000

The wool trade affected pretty much every part of life in Tudor England, but I haven't ever done an episode about it! Well now that's a big omission! Let's discuss wool and cloth, wool towns, wool churches, and why land enclosures led to rebellions... Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/wool. Like this show? I'd be most appreciative if you left a rating or review wherever you're listening to this. Thank you!

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Supplemental: Nathen Amin at Tudorcon2020

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:07:02 -0000

This is a talk Nathen Amin put together for Tudorcon2020 and I'm sharing it here because it's just that good.

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Episode 155: A Tudor Home Tour - the Bathroom

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 14:45:47 -0000

Continuing our tour of the Tudor home, we chat about bathrooms. Medieval bath houses, moveable toilets, great houses of easement, and feasting in the tub. Also, I try really hard to not make toilet jokes.

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Show notes will be up soon at englandcast.com/bathrooms.

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Supplementary: A Chat with our Friendly Neighborhood Shakespeare

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 12:20:45 -0000

One of the things we do over in the Tudor Learning Circle is set up regular chats with interesting history people. Last week Shakespeare dropped by. Want to be part of these live? Sign up at TudorLearningCircle.com. It's free!

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Episode 154: A brief history of Alchemy

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:51:25 -0000

Double double, toil and trouble - tis the season to make potions! But did you know there's a long history and deep mystical history with the art of alchemy? Let's dig in!

Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/alchemy

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Episode 153: Tim Darcy Ellis on Juan Luis Vives

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 12:39:15 -0000

I recently came across a new book called the Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives by an author I'd never heard of before - Tim Darcy Ellis. I read the book and LOVED it. And so, I had to interview him. The book is awesome, and so is Tim. This is a conversation we had over Zoom in the Tudor Learning Circle (TudorLearningCircle.com to find out more info on live chats with authors).

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Supplementary: Sample Episode One of the Kickass Tudor Women Course

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:23:12 -0000

Himalaya Learning has commissioned me to do a course on ten kickass Tudor women, and this is episode 1. You can get the entire course - as well as over 100 other courses by people like Malcolm Gladwell and Seth Godin with a FREE two week trial at www.himalaya.com/kickass. I hope you enjoy the course - it was so much fun to do!

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Episode 152: The Tudor Home Tour - the Bedroom

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:04:24 -0000

In episode 152 of the Renaissance English History Podcast we continue our tour of the Tudor home with the Bedroom. We talk about the sleeping habits of the Tudors, beds as furniture, rituals that happened in the bedroom, and even courtship. Remember you can grab Tudorcon tickets at englandcast.com/Tudorcon2020. Show notes and transcript are at englandcast.com/bedroom.

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Supplementary:A Michael Radi as part of #TudorfytheQuarantine

Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:27:19 -0000

Back in March I did a series of episodes when the lockdowns were first beginning. Michael Radi stopped by to talk about his musical, The King's Legacy, and share some music. Join my free group at TudorLearningCircle.com to be updated when live chats are scheduled! Thanks to Michael and all the amazing artists.

Here are the proper musical credits:

"Teaser Video"

Footage from the Premiere Production at the Bristol Valley Theater (Naples, NY)

Artistic Director - Karin Bowersock

Associate Artistic Director - Katelyn Cantu

Direction - Chris J. Handley

Assistant Direction - Kate Rose Reynolds

Musical Direction - Annabelle Revak

Stage Management - Morgan Montgomery

Set Design - Christopher and Justin Swader

Lighting Design - Mary Ellen Stebbins Slutskiy

Costume Design - Sammi Miller

Sound Design - Rich Miller

Property Design - Ammy Roth

Cast:

Jennifer Arfsten

Hannah Karpenko

Alex M. Loucks

Tess Marshall

Leigh Martha Klinger

Bunny Baldwin

Mike Kinzer

Mark Poppleton

Michael Radi

Filmed by Boris Sapozhnikov 8/31/19 & 9/1/19

"Mistress Anne"

Music sung by:

Hannah Karpenko

Alex M. Loucks

Tess Marshall

Dialogue spoken by:

Jennifer Arfsten

Mike Kinzer

"The Sounds Of Spring"

Music sung by:

Leigh Martha Klinger

Alex M. Loucks

Michael Radi

Dialogue spoken by:

Jennifer Arfsten

Mike Kinzer

Mark Poppleton

Michael Radi

"I See"

Sung by:

JACQUE CARNAHAN: (Off-Broadway) "A Child's Christmas in Wales" at Irish Rep, "Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice" NYMF, "The Baker's Wife" at The York, "The Boyfriend" at Musicals Tonight (National Tour) "Cinderella" (Regional) Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House, Baltimore Center Stage

"A Queen Of England"

Sung by:

SAMANTHA BRUCE: (Off-B'way) Luisa in "The Fantasticks" (Regional) Laurie in "Oklahoma" at Goodspeed Opera House, Johanna in "Sweeney Todd" at Denver Center, "The Royal Family" at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, "Cyrano" at Sierra Rep.

JILLIAN LOUIS: (B'way) "It Shoulda Been You" (Off-B'way) "Soul Doctor" (Tour) "Cheers"

BETSY STRUXNESS: (B'way) "Hamilton" OBC, "Matilda" OBC, "Scandalous" OBC, "Leap Of Faith" OBC, "Memphis," "Wicked" (Tours) "Wicked," "All Shook Up"

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Episode 151: A Year in the Life - 1580

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:28:31 -0000

In this episode we do another Year in the Life - this time looking at the year 1580. Earthquakes! The Marriage Game! And Greensleeves. It was a Big Year. Show notes will be going up at englandcast.com/1580.

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Supplemental: Nathen Amin and the House of Beaufort

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 15:24:20 -0000

Back in March when lockdowns were first starting, I brought some of my favorite Tudor authors on to do Zoom chats with my online community (TudorLearningCircle.com) - Nathen stopped by to do a talk on the Beauforts. The sound isn't great - it's a zoom call, so it's not ideal - but the content is great! Buy his book House of Beaufort here: https://amzn.to/2DLW442

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Episode 150 (!) A Tudor Home Tour: The Living Room

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:33:54 -0000

In this episode we continue the tour of the Tudor home, talking about the history of the Living Room, and how chimneys made living rooms possible!

Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/livingroom.

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Episode 149: The Mysterious life and death of Christopher Marlowe

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:09:42 -0000

Who was Kit Marlowe? Spy? Genius? Scholar? All of the above? Let's dive deep into Marlowe's life. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/asap.

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Episode 148: A Year in the Life - 1601

Sat, 11 Jul 2020 15:27:57 -0000

A year in the life of Elizabethan England - this time we look at 1601. The year of Hamlet. The East India Company's first voyage. Secret correspondence with Scotland. So much good stuff happened this year. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/1601.

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Episode 147: The Tudor Home - the Kitchen

Sat, 27 Jun 2020 15:24:42 -0000

Looking through the rooms of the home from the 16th century - this episode looks at the history of how the kitchen changed during the 16th century. From chimneys to ovens, new technology offered new ways of cooking and preparing food, and changed the way people interacted with the kitchen. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/kitchen. Also, I'm going to start doing outtakes at the end. Because they're fun.

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Episode 146: British History, Tudor Style

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:16:48 -0000

In this episode I look at how the Tudors saw their own island's history. Bear with me through the admin - it's been a while since I did a big housekeeping. Then we look at how Brutus of Troy, monastic libraries, and 5th century travel guides to Scandinavia are all related. Show notes up at Englandcast.com/history.

Other links of interest: The 2021 Tudor Planner Crowdfunding campaign is live until June 28. Reserve your copy here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/publishing-the-2021-tudor-planner/x/176575

The Intelligent Speech conference is coming up. Learn more here: https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

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Episode 145: Madrigals for May

Mon, 18 May 2020 16:40:49 -0000

In this episode, I play some favorite Elizabethan Madrigals for May. I didn't want to violate any copyright laws here, so I only play 30 second snippets - for the full playlist go to englandcast.com/madrigals.

I hope this can be your soundtrack for spring!

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Episode 144: Frost Fairs on the Froze

Sun, 03 May 2020 16:40:56 -0000

If you're experiencing summer weather like I am, thinking about the cold winter seems a world away. But this week we're going to head back to January (you know, a simpler time before pandemics and social distancing) and talk about the times when the Thames would freeze, and life would move to the frozen open space. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/frost

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Episode 143: The Great Debasement

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:09:26 -0000

In the 1540's Henry VIII began what economists have called the greatest monetary treason ever committed against citizens. What was this con job? The Great Debasement, when coins went from containing about 92% silver to less than 30%. More money to make war on France! And Ireland! Only not. It backfired. Royally and majestically.

Get show notes at englandcast.com/money

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Episode 142: A Deep Dive into 1527

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:26:46 -0000

About ten years ago I read One Summer by Bill Bryson, which chronicled the summer of 1927 in America. I absolutely adore Bill Bryson anyway, and this book didn't disappoint. I wanted to do something similar on this show, showcasing one year in Tudor England. Just a spotlight on one eventful year. I chose 1527 because it was 400 years before Bill Bryson's book, and also it was the year that Henry's Great Matter began, so there was a lot to talk about.

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Episode 141: Thomas Elyot and the Book The Governor

Sun, 22 Mar 2020 15:29:25 -0000

In 1531 at the height of Henry VIII's Great Matter, Thomas Elyot, who was a humanist and scholar wrote a small political science book disguised as a treatise on education, extolling the virtues of wise counsellors who would speak truth to power. In this episode we look at Elyot, and The Governor, and talk political science.

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Episode 139: Bad (Tudor) Romance

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:36:32 -0000

It's a day to celebrate love, and romance, and all that mushy stuff. And the 16th century has its share of great love stories (fun fact: the wedding vows that we use today - to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, etc - are from Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer, and were inspired by his own secret marriage). But what about the romances that went sour? They may have started off full of hope, but then it all backfired. In this episode we take a look at a couple of Bad Tudor Romances.

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Episode 138: Arks and Floods and Prophesy, Oh My!

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:53:11 -0000

In 1524 Europe was convinced the world was ending. A prophesy foretold of a giant flood. 20,000 people fled London for higher ground. We discuss.

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Episode 137: Tudor London - the Northern Suburbs

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 14:28:58 -0000

In this episode we continue our journey around Tudor London, this time venturing out of the city proper to the suburbs around the east and north - Hackney, Islington, Hampstead and Highgate with a walk on the Heath to boot! Is the Queen of the Icini who led a rebellion against the Romans buried on Hampstead Heath? You'll have to listen to find out :)

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Episode 136: Tudor London - Westminster, the Stand, and London Gates

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 19:27:59 -0000

In this episode we continue the journey around Tudor London by walking around the city gates, the walk along the Strand to Westminster, and a little bit on Westminster itself. You can get show notes at englandcast.com/Westminster.

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Episode 135: Tudor London - Rivers and London Bridge

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:36:59 -0000

In this second episode in the mini series on Tudor London we talk about London's rivers, and London Bridge. We talk about the rivers that shape London, and life on London Bridge.

Show notes coming at englandcast.com/londonbridge 🌉

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Episode 134: Tudor London - St Paul's

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 20:22:39 -0000

This episode is the first in a mini series on life in Tudor London, and today I give a brief intro to what life was like in the capital during the Tudor period, followed by an exploration of the most obvious landmark in the City - St Paul's Cathedral. But it's not the St Paul's we know - it was a gothic church, that was started 400 years before our Tudor friends lived there. The other thing that is important about life around St Paul's was the publishing and bookselling businesses that sprang up around the churchyard. It became a hub of books and pamphlets, and was the Elizabethan equivalent of Waterstones or Barnes and Noble.

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Episode 133: Travel in Tudor England

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:49:12 -0000

In this episode we chat about how our Tudor friends traveled. There's this myth that people in medieval and early Modern England didn't travel - that they stayed in their one little area forever, and that was that. But actually, they had the travel bug, and from pilgrimages to jobs that included travel, there were plenty of opportunities to get out and see the world - or at least a piece of it.

Show notes at https://www.englandcast.com/travel

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Episode 132: Tony Riches on Katherine Willoughby

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 05:01:47 -0000

Tony Riches has a new book out about Katherine WIlloughby - in this episode we talk about her life, her relationship with Charles Brandon, and how she put her life back together after the worst tragedy you can imagine. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/tonyriches in the next few days.

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Episode 131: Tudor Inventions

Sat, 28 Sep 2019 16:09:09 -0000

High collars? Flushing toilets? A knitting machine? All inventions the Tudors gave us!

Show notes at englandcast.com/inventions.

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Episode 130: The Pregnancy of Anne Boleyn, and birth of Elizabeth

Sat, 14 Sep 2019 12:16:52 -0000

In the past week we celebrated the birth and christening of Elizabeth I, which made me want to dive deeper into the story around her birth. For show notes and book recommendations, go to englandcast.com/elizabethsbirth.

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Episode 129: Elizabeth I's relationships with Tammy Shovelton

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 07:54:45 -0000

In this episode another Tudorcon speaker, Tammy Shovelton, fives us insights into the relationships that Elizabeth I had with her parents, family, and lovers. Check out Englandcast.com/ElizabethsRelationships for a rough transcript, and more resources!

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Episode 128: Tudor Fools

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:46:33 -0000

Episode 128 is all about Tudor Fools. The court jesters, jugglers, and the people who entertained the court. Who were they? What were their lives like? How were they discovered and taken to court? We talk about all that, and more. Check out englandcast.com/fools for show notes and book recommendations. And also go to englandcast.com/tudorcon2019 for Tudorcon tickets!

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Episode 127: Michael Radi on The King's Legacy

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:40:28 -0000

In this episode Michael Radi talks about his new musical, The King's Legacy, a new musical about the Tudor dynasty - and I am so, so excited about him and his show. Check out the official website at https://www.thekingslegacymusical.com. If you want to support the musical, here's how you can do so -

To make a Tax-Deductible Donation to the show, checks can be made out to:

“Bristol Valley Theater” with “The King’s Legacy – Heather Teysko” on the Memo line.

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Bristol Valley Theater, PO Box 218, Naples, NY 14512

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Episode 126: Sugar in Tudor England

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:18:27 -0000

This episode takes a look at sugar! That white powder that we put everywhere, and which most of us are trying to quit at any given time. Did our Tudor friends use sugar? If so, how? Show notes are at englandcast.com/sugar. And remember, if you like this show, please leave a rating on iTunes - it's the biggest way you can help the show grow!

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Supplemental: Leanda de Lisle at the 2019 Tudor Summit

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 15:02:28 -0000

This is the audio of Leanda de Lisle's talk at the 2019 Tudor Summit talking about Charles I, The White King (so the audio isn't the best). His story is the natural fulfillment of the story of the Tudors, of the Reformation that Henry VIII set into motion a century before. It's interesting that the Tudors dynasty was bookended by civil war on either sides of it, and understanding why Charles met the fate he did is crucial to understanding the impact of the Tudor policies.

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Episode 125: Being Poor in Tudor England

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:03:42 -0000

In Episode 125 we look at the experience of poverty in Tudor England, as well as the Tudor Poor Laws, leading up to the 1601 Elizabethan Poor Act. Something radical happened with the Dissolution of the Monasteries - care for the poor was suddenly shifted from being something that the church handled through the monasteries, to being something that fell on the government's shoulders. The debate about who should care for the poor has been with us since then.

Show notes will be up in a couple of days at Englandcast.com/Poor.

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Supplemental: Sarah Bryson at the Tudor Summit on Charles Brandon

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 20:02:29 -0000

In this Supplemental Episode author Sarah Bryson gives a talk on Charles Brandon - what makes him tick, and why you should learn more about him. This was her talk at the March 2019 Tudor Summit. Learn more about Sarah at https://sarah-bryson.com/

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Episode 124: Perkin Warbeck

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:57:42 -0000

Episode 124 is on Perkin Warbeck. Check out englandcast.com/perkin for show notes. Or go to www.TudorPlanner.com to support the Tudor Planner in the next day! And remember that if you like this show, the best thing you can do to help it is to leave a rating on iTunes. And thank you!

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Episode 123: Hans Holbein the Younger

Fri, 24 May 2019 16:09:56 -0000

In Episode 123 I look at the life of Hans Holbein, and how he impacted art and portraiture at the Tudor court. Show notes with paintings and links will be up shortly at englandcast.com/Holbein. Remember to check out Tudorcon.info for Tudorcon tickets! And remember, if you like this show, the best way you can support it is to leave a rating or review on iTunes. It really makes a huge difference. And thank you!

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Episode 113: Remember, Remember

Tue, 21 May 2019 11:22:57 -0000

I've been meaning to do an episode on Bonfire Night for ages, and what better timing than to do it on Bonfire Night itself? In this episode I go over what the Gunpowder Plot was, the issues that Catholics were experiencing in Elizabethan England, and how it all turned so drastic, and then fell apart at the last minute.

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122: Christine Morgan on the Spanish Princess

Sun, 19 May 2019 15:59:04 -0000

Episode 122 features Christine Morgan again - of the Untitled History Project (and a Tudorcon speaker) on The Spanish Princess - it's a new radio show over on the Tudor Radio Network where she breaks down the history behind the show. TudorRadioNetwork.com will have the updated schedule with her show in soon.

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Supplemental: Christine Morgan at the Tudor Summit on Mary Boleyn

Fri, 10 May 2019 11:34:51 -0000

In this episode we chat about Mary Boleyn with Christine Morgan at the 2019 Tudor Summit.

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Episode 121: Alison Weir on Anne of Cleves

Wed, 01 May 2019 18:02:00 -0000

In this episode we hear from Alison Weir (back on the show for a record fourth time!), whose new book on Anne of Cleves (Anna of Kleve) is out this month. She has some really interesting theories about Anne! She's a joy to speak with, as always.

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Episode 120: A Virtual Tour of Tudor Cambridge

Sun, 21 Apr 2019 14:22:36 -0000

In this episode, we'll do something a little bit different - go to Tudor Cambridge. Travel with me from King's Cross, and let's spend the day walking around the alleyways, going punting on the Cam, and headed to Evensong services! Happy Easter! Remember to check out Tudorcon.info to grab your Tudorcon tickets!

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Supplemental Spring Fund Drive Minicast: The shrine of our lady of walsingham

Fri, 29 Mar 2019 04:53:48 -0000

This is the spring fund drive where I ask you for money, and give you minicasts in return - you can support the show at patreon.com/englandcast. And thank you!

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Fund Drive #2: The Lottery

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 02:59:24 -0000

This is the Spring Fund Drive where each day I'm releasing a minicast and a reminder that you can support this show by going to Patreon.com/englandcast. Thank you so much for your support!

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Supplemental: Spring 2019 Fund Drive #1 - John Dee

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:24:08 -0000

This week I'm doing a fund drive to ask you to support the show financially by becoming a patron on Patreon. Each day we'll have a minicast as well as information on how you can support the show. It's like the spring NPR fund drive, only more Tudor-y. So support the show at patreon.com/englandcast. And thank you!

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Episode 119: The rise of credit in Tudor England

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 18:24:43 -0000

One of the major shifts in the economy from a medieval to an early modern world was the rise of credit. In this episode I look at the history of credit and usury laws in Europe, and how it all began to change during the 16th century. Show notes at englandcast.com

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Supplemental: Danièle Cybulskie talking about Christine de Pizan at the September 2

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 12:20:01 -0000

This is the audio of Daniele's talk at the September Tudor Summit, talking about Christine de Pizan and medieval literature in general. The next Tudor Summit is March 2 and 3 - registration is free - check it out at TudorSummit.com!

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Episode 118: Will you be my Valentine?

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:03:03 -0000

This week, grab a mug of mead, turn up the Tallis, and let's get in the mood to talk about... the history of Valentine's Day! And also, how our Tudor friends would have celebrated. Because if you're going to celebrate the day a saint was killed by Romans, why not add some Tudor history to your candy love hearts?

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Show notes at Englandcast.com. Tudorcon info at Tudorcon.info And thanks for your listenership!

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Supplemental: Christine Hartweg at the Tudor Summit

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:21:57 -0000

Christine Hartweg, author of several books on Robert Dudley and Amy Robsart, as well as the blog All Things Robert Dudley, spoke at the Tudor Summit in September 2018. Here's the audio of her talk. Remember, the March Tudor Summit is coming up on the 2 and 3 of March. Learn more at TudorSummit.com to sign up!

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Episode 117: The Tudors in Ireland

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 21:00:00 -0000

When we think of the 16th century Age of Exploration and Conquest, we often forget that it wasn't just in the Americas where Exploration was happening. This is the century where Ireland was conquered, and in this episode we look at the history of the Tudors in Ireland. Remember, if you like this show, please leave a rating on iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to support the show. Show notes for this episode, 117, are at Englandcast.com. And THANK YOU for your listenership and support!

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Episode 116: Clocks

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:22:25 -0000

In this episode I look at clocks and keeping time in Medieval and Tudor England. And more info at Englandcast.com. If you love this show, please leave a rating or review on iTunes - it's the number one thing you can do to help the show! Tudorcon.info for Tudorcon information. Thanks so much for your listenership, and support!

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Episode 115: A Conversation with Tony Riches on Charles Brandon

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:19:35 -0000

If you're like me, you may have had a rather questionable opinion of Charles Brandon. I'll admit it, he hasn't ranked high in my estimation. But historical fiction author Tony Riches - whose work I love - has just written a new book on Charles Brandon, and so we chatted about this Tudor Knight. And I have broadened my opinion of Charles Brandon.

--- Check out Englandcast.com for the show notes, and links to all of Tony's books. Tudorfair.com is my online shop. And Tudorcon.info is all about the October 2019 Tudorcon. ---

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Episode 114: Richard Hakluyt and Travel Writing

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 20:09:29 -0000

In this episode we talk about the early travel writer Richard Hakluyt, who did so much to encourage exploration

The link to register for Tudorcon is at TudorFair.com - October 18-20 2019 - Lancaster PA - it's going to be awesome!

Show notes coming at Englandcast.com

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Supplemental: Agoraphobia 2018 - the Haunted Gallery

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 17:37:43 -0000

Every year the Agora Podcast Network, of which I am a part, does a special Agoraphobia series in October where each participating podcast does a short halloween themed episode. This was mine from this year - that night we got stuck in the haunted gallery at Hampton Court :) You can listen to other spooky podcasts by checking out the Agora Podcast Network's facebook page for links to all the recent Agoraphobia episodes!

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Episode 112: The Tower Menagerie

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:17:48 -0000

For some time I've been wanting to do an episode on the Tower Menagerie. In this episode I look at the history of the zoo at the Tower of London. More info and show notes at Englandcast.com. Thanks for listening!

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Supplemental: Melita Thomas on Tudor Ladies in Waiting

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:29:10 -0000

In this interview from the September 2018 Tudor Summit, Melita Thomas talks us through the role of Ladies in Waiting, and how they changed over the years.

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Episode 111: Early American Exploration, and the Lost Colony of Roanoke

Sat, 13 Oct 2018 06:16:53 -0000

How was the Lost Colony of Roanoke related to the Spanish Armada? What about those First Americans who made nice with the colonists, and even went back to London? This episode deals with early American exploration, and the Lost Colony of Roanoke, which was settled (and disappeared) 20 years before Jamestown. It was the equivalent of the Elizabethan Apollo Program.

Get show notes at Englandcast.com, and remember that if you like this show the number one thing you can do to help it grow and succeed is to leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or iTunes - it makes a huge difference in the success of the show! And thanks!

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Supplemental: James Peacock at the Tudor Summit

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 11:03:54 -0000

This is a supplemental episode featuring James Peacock, from the Anne Boleyn Society, at the Tudor Summit in September 2018. Enjoy!

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Episode 110: Arthur Tudor

Sat, 29 Sep 2018 19:55:38 -0000

Arthur Tudor was a Tudor prince who we often think of just in terms of his death. When we do talk about him in life, it's often about whether he consummated his marriage. But there was more to Arthur than that. And after having read a biography of him, I decided to do a complete episode on the boy whose shadow hung over much of the Tudor dynasty, and who helps give us a better understanding of the early Tudor dynasty.

If you like this show, please remember to leave a rating on Apple Podcasts - it really makes a difference in helping others find us! Show notes at Englandcast.com. And remember to check out TudorRadioNetwork.com for information on the forthcoming Tudor Radio station!

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Supplemental: American Scandal from Wondery

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:24:15 -0000

A new episode is dropping tomorrow in my show, but in the meantime, I wanted to give you this sample of the new podcast from Wondery, American Scandal. I'm super excited for this new show, and I hope you enjoy this preview episode.

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Supplemental: Lauren Johnson at the September 2018 Tudor Summit

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 09:10:20 -0000

This is a supplemental episode featuring historian Lauren Johnson at this year's Tudor Summit from a few weeks ago. She talks about her book, So Great a Prince, which is a survey of the year 1509 in England, the year that Henry VIII came to the throne. You can learn more about the Tudor Summit so you don't miss the next one live at TudorSummit.com

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Episode 109: Divorce in the Middle Ages (aka was there precedent for Henry's request)

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 20:03:52 -0000

This week, we look at the Big A. Annulment. There is a narrative that Henry was doing something really outrageous when he wanted to end his marriage to Katherine. When instead, he was actually doing something pretty normal. This week we look at divorce and annulments in Medieval England to show that what Henry was asking for was actually something that was very common, and what made it such a big deal was how much it was fought against, and that he didn't get what he was asking for.

Show notes at Englandcast.com.

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Supplemental: American Innovations Podcast Introduction

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 09:46:46 -0000

I know it's been a while since I've dropped a new episode. I spent August getting ready for the Tudor Summit (you can still hear the talks - go to TudorSummit.com to sign up, and you'll get an automatic email with all the links you need). I'll be back with a new episode in about a week. In the meantime, here's a new podcast from Wondery that talks about the history behind some of the greatest scientific achievements. Check out this sample, and subscribe in your podcat

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Episode 108: Tudor Times on Mary Tudor, the French Queen

Sat, 21 Jul 2018 14:46:37 -0000

In this episode Melita from Tudor Times tells us about Mary, the French Queen. Show notes at Englandcast.com.

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Supplemental: American History Tellers' Revolutionary War Series

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 22:11:41 -0000

This is a sample of a new podcast from the Wondery network - the American History Tellers' Revolutionary War series. It takes a look at the Revolutionary War period from the perspective of several different kinds of people, giving you a richer and fuller understanding of this time. I hope you enjoy this sample episode!

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Episode 107: Football in Tudor England (A World Cup Special Edition_

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 16:08:11 -0000

[WORLD CUP SPOLI] In honor of England making it through their first knockout round, here's an episode on Tudor football. One of the deadliest sports in Tudor England, second only to archery, football was not really a sport we would recognize today. But people have been passionate about it since the first recorded match in England in 1170! Here we look at football in the Tudor period (Henry VIII had specially made football boots!).

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Supplemental: Tudor Music Hour - The Music of the Elizabethan Theater

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:45:46 -0000

The Tudor Music Hour is the radio show I do in the UK, which airs every Sunday morning at 9am on Mad Wasp Radio. I put out an abbreviated version here on the podcast feed. You can go to TudorMusicHour.com to get playlist and more information. Enjoy!

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Supplemental: Tudor Music Hour Episode 3: Tudor Music as Propaganda

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:08:33 -0000

A few years ago I did a podcast episode on Tudor portraits as propaganda - the Tudors are known for using the great portrait artists like Holbein to further their message of strength and virility. But what about music? Was there a way they used music to spread a message too? In this episode, we look at three examples of times when music was used to further the narrative of the Tudors. Remember you can listen to the full show live every Sunday at 9am on Mad Wasp Radio in the UK (or via TuneIn worldwide).

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Supplemental: Tudor Music Hour Episode 2: The Music of Orlando Gibbons

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:00:00 -0000

Celebrating the music of Orlando Gibbons, one of the later Elizabethan/Jacobean composers who provided a bridge between the generation of Tallis, and the great Henry Purcell. We look at some of Gibbons' madrigals, sacred music, and instrumental music. Remember you can listen to the show live every Sunday at 9am on Mad Wasp Radio in the UK (or on TuneIn worldwide).

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Episode 106: Midsummer in Tudor England

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:20:52 -0000

It's the Summer Solstice! If you're a pagan, this is a pretty big deal to you, and I won't interrupt your time at Stonehenge... but if you're not, it's still pretty cool, and was an important time in Tudor England. How did our Tudor friends celebrate these longest days of the year? Fire, fairies, magic, and flowers abound!

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Episode 105 Historian Alison Weir on Jane Seymour

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 16:30:51 -0000

Historian Alison Weir makes her third appearance on the Renaissance English History Podcast to talk about Jane Seymour, who is the focus of her third historical fiction novel in the Six Wives series. Learn more, and get links to buy the book, as well as show notes, at englandcast.com.

Remember, if you like this show, the number one way you can support it is by leaving a rating on iTunes, which really helps more people discover it. You can also shop for Tudor swag at Tudorfair.com or become a patron of the show for as little as $1/episode at patreon.com/englandcast. Thank you for your support and listenership!

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Supplemental: The Tudor Music Hour Episode 001

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:49:32 -0000

I've recently started a radio program, available in the UK on Mad Wasp Radio, featuring Tudor music. I'm releasing the episodes here on the podcast feed as Supplemental episodes to my show, and also they won't have the full pieces of music (because of copyright - on the radio I can play the full pieces, but here I can't, sadly). Go to TudorMusicHour.com to get a link to the Spotify Playlist, and learn more about the show. I'd love to hear what you think about this show, and I'm so excited I have this opportunity to do a show totally on Tudor music!

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Episode 104: Elizabeth and the Pretender

Thu, 24 May 2018 09:23:58 -0000

In 1580 Portugal was in the midst of a succession crisis. Don Antonio had a good claim to the throne, but he was illegitimate. Philip II of Spain had a claim, but he was Spanish, and thus, a foreigner. Philip took the throne, leaving Don Antonio an exile with a claim to the throne. He found some support in England, where Elizabeth saw him as an asset in her fight against Philip and Spain in the leadup to the Armada. This one event in Elizabeth's foreign policy sheds light on her calculating nature, and how she

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Episode 103: Tudor Times on Francis Walsingham

Fri, 18 May 2018 10:14:04 -0000

In this episode Melita Thomas of Tudor Times talks about Francis Walsingham, commonly remembered as Elizabeth's spymaster. He was a complex person. Show notes coming at Englandcast.com, so you can dive deeper.

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Supplemental: Seamus O'Ceallaigh on Tudor Medicine

Sun, 06 May 2018 20:43:04 -0000

Seamus O'Ceallaigh spoke at the March 2018 Tudor Summit about Tudor Medicine and Henry VIII's health issues. Here is that talk, in case you missed the Summit. Learn more about him at Englandcast.com and don't forget the next Tudor Summit will be in September!

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Episode 102: Education in Tudor England

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:30:34 -0000

What was going on in the world of Education during the 16th century, and who were the people who taught our illustrious Tudor princes and princesses? In this episode I take a look at the ways education was changing during this period, and the leading tutors of the age. Show notes at Englandcast.com.

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Supplemental: Claire Ridgway at the Tudor Summit

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:14:45 -0000

If you've followed Tudor history at all over the past decade, you've come across Claire Ridgway's blog, The Anne Boleyn Files. Here she talks about the Boleyn family at the Tudor Summit in March, 2018.

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Episode 101: Tudor Times on Anne of Brittany

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:19:43 -0000

Episode 101 of the Renaissance English History Podcast sees Melita Thomas of Tudor Times talking about Anne of Brittany. Remember to check out the resources at tudortimes.co.uk or Englandcast.com for more information on Anne.

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Supplemental: Matthew Lewis - The Survival of the Princes in the Tower

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 14:35:02 -0000

On March 3 and 4 Tudorholics from all around the world gathered online for the second Tudor Summit, where we gathered together some of the brightest historians, bloggers, and podcasters. Over the next few weeks I'll be releasing the audio of those talks here.

Matthew Lewis was born and grew up in the West Midlands. Having obtained a law degree, he currently lives in the beautiful Shropshire countryside with his wife and children. History and writing have always been a passion of Matthew's, with particular interest in the Wars of the Roses period. His first novel, Loyalty, was born of the joining of those passions. You can learn more about him at https://mattlewisauthor.wordpress.com/

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Supplemental: Eric, Robert, and the Springtime Duel

Sun, 01 Apr 2018 16:41:00 -0000

In this episode I look at a recently unearthed piece of evidence detailing a romantic love triangle that has never been studied before between Robert Dudley and Eric of Sweden, for Elizabeth's hand. More details and transcript at englandcast.com!

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Episode 100: The Tudors - Just like Us

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 10:42:43 -0000

In this 100th Episode I look at some of the ways the Tudors were Just Like Us, and have stayed with us through the centuries. Music, government, flushing toilets - it's all covered! Show notes, links, and transcript, at Englandcast.com. Thank you so much for your support through one hundred episodes!

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Episode 099: Elizabeth and the Sultan

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:14:37 -0000

In this episode we wrap up the mini series on the relationship between the Tudors and the Ottoman Turks. Here we look specifically at the trading relationships with the Ottomans, and how Turks were portrayed in pop culture.

Show notes with the book recommendation are at Englandcast.com. Remember to check out the Treasures from Bess subscription box service I just started, too! And remember, if you like this show, the number one thing you can do to help it grow is to leave a rating on iTunes. It only takes a second, and it makes a huge difference. Thanks!

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Supplemental: Introducing This Is War

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:07:41 -0000

Introducing a new podcast from Wondery: This is War. PLEASE NOTE that this episode is marked explicit for graphic language and depictions of real wartime experiences. A raw look at the combat and homecoming experience from American veterans who have been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. “This Is War” chronicles the trials of combat vets both abroad and at home.

Listen today on wondery.fm/ren

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Episode 098: The Siege of Malta and the Battle of Lepanto

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:35:19 -0000

Episode 098 of the Renaissance English History Podcast looks at the Siege of Malta and the Battle of Lepanto - part of my ongoing examination of England's relationship with the Ottoman Empire. Remember to sign up for the free Tudor Summit at tudorsummit.com. And get show notes and more at Englandcast.com. Thanks!

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Episode 097: Shakespeare and Love: An interview with Cassidy Cash of That Shakespeare Girl

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:15:22 -0000

In this episode, especially for Valentine's Day, we talk to Cassidy Cash of That Shakespeare Girl about what Shakespeare can tell us about love in Renaissance England. Grab show notes, and Cassidy's free guide, at englandcast.com.

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Episode 096: England and the Knights of the Order of St. John and the Siege of Rhodes

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 22:57:29 -0000

How's that for a long title? In this episode I look at the Knights of the Order of St John, and the rising threat of the Ottoman Turks. It's the first in a two part series on the foreign policy with the Turks, and in the next episode I'll look at the years leading up to Lepanto.

Show notes coming at Englandcast.com soon! In the meantime, feel free to check out TudorFair.com for all your Tudor shopping needs :) And if you were so moved to leave a rating of this show on iTunes, it would be the number one way you can help it grow. Thanks in advance!

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Episode 095: Tudor Times on Robert Dudley

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 22:02:06 -0000

The Tudor Times December Person of the Month is Robert Dudley, who is famous for having been Elizabeth's probable soulmate, but was also a skilled politician, and a religious reformer who patronized the arts and literature. Learn more about him in this episode. And check out Englandcast.com for show notes with more info.

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Episode 094: Thomas Gresham, and the Royal Exchange: England's First Shopping Mall

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 19:18:45 -0000

In this episode I look at the life of Thomas Gresham, a master merchant and economist who served four Tudor monarchs, rescued the currency, smuggled, and also started England's first shopping mall. Learn more at Englandcast.com.

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Episode 093: Tudor Times on Katherine Parr

Sat, 25 Nov 2017 19:07:29 -0000

In this episode Melita Thomas from Tudor Times talks about Katherine Parr, and adds more depth and color to a life that is often defined as being Henry's nursemaid.

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Check out englandcast.com for show notes, and more information. Thanks!

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Supplemental: Travis Dow Goes to Wittenberg

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 23:00:00 -0000

In this episode, Travis Dow (of way too many podcasts to list, but especially The History of Germany) goes to Wittenberg to celebrate Martin Luther using a hammer and nail to post his grievances. He created this especially for The Renaissance English History Podcast, but in order to get the full picture, you need to check out the other podcasts he created audio for as well:

History of the Papacy

Wittenberg to Westphalia - Wars of the Reformation

The Canon Ball

The History of Germany

Thanks so much for doing this, Travis. You're awesome!

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Supplemental: Gina Clark, Tudor Costumier, at the Tudor Summit

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 09:50:36 -0000

Gina Clark runs the Tudor Dreams Historic Costumier, and she makes gorgeous, historically authentic gowns for films, and interpretive groups. She spoke with me at the Tudor Summit about all things related to clothing and getting dressed in Tudor Times.

I'm already planning the next Tudor Summit in March, 2018, so be sure to go to TudorSummit.com to get more information. In the meantime, if you like this podcast, please leave a rating on iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help the show succeed. Thanks!

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Episode 092: Visiting Tudor Wales with Nathen Amin

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 23:52:58 -0000

Wales is just filled with Tudor history waiting to be discovered. Nathen Amin, founder of the Henry Tudor Society, wrote a book about visiting Tudor Wales. He's also putting together a tour with me in late April visiting some of the highlights of Tudor Wales. In this episode he talks about those places - why he chose them for the tour, and the stories behind them. I hope you enjoy, and if you'd like to learn more about the tour, feel free to go to englandcast.com/tours to get the full itinerary and costs.

Remember that if you like this show, leaving a rating on iTunes is always appreciated! Show notes are available for most episodes at englandacst.com. Get in touch via twitter (@teysko) or facebook.com/englandcast or 801 6TEYSKO, which is the listener feedback line. Thanks for listening!

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Episode 091: James I and Witchcraft

Sun, 05 Nov 2017 23:00:00 -0000

James I was a teeny bit obsessed with witches. In this episode I look a bit at the state of witchcraft and magic in Renaissance England, how that changed during the Protestant Reformation, and how James jumped on it and took it to a whole new level. Show notes at Englandcast.com

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Supplementary - Agoraphobia 2016 Halloween - a Tower Encounter!

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:39:56 -0000

This is last year's Agoraphobia story telling about an encounter with some Tower residents. Check out Agorapodcastnetwork.com to subscribe to the Agora feed and find great new history podcasts.Happy Halloween!

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Supplementary: Halloween story - Yorkshire Witch Encounter

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:12:47 -0000

This was my contribution to the Agora Podcast Network's Agoraphobia Halloween themed episodes this year, in which I talk about an encounter with a particular Yorkshire witch. Go to Agoraodcastnetwork.com to subscribe to the Agora feed and find other great history (and non history) shows.

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Episode 090: Reformation Month Number Four - The Elizabethan Settlement

Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:20:45 -0000

When Elizabeth took the throne, the first order of business was to reestablish the Church of England, after England became reconciled to the Pope under Mary. In the fourth of the #reformation500 celebration series, we take a look at one of the most important pieces of Elizabeth's reign - the Elizabethan Settlement. If you like this show, the best thing you can do to help us succeed is to leave a rating on iTunes. Seriously - it makes a huge difference. You can get show notes and lots more information about the show, and the awesome Tudor shop at http://www.englandcast.com. Thanks for listening, and for the feedback. Get in touch @teysko if you have any questions.

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Supplemental: Sarah Gristwood at the Tudor Summit

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:26:03 -0000

Sarah Gristwood gave the opening keynote of the Tudor Summit in September 2017. Here's her talk on Queenship in 16th century Europe. If you like this show, remember the best thing you can do to support it is to leave a rating on iTunes. You can learn more about the show, browse the shop of curated Tudor-inspired items (Six Wives Leggings!) and get show notes at englandcast.com. Thanks so much for listening!

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Episode 089: Reformation Month Three - Edward and Mary and Religious Whiplash

Sun, 22 Oct 2017 21:55:37 -0000

In this third episode of the #reformation500 English Reformation Month series, we talk about the fast changes that Archbishop Cranmer implements under Edward, and then winds up getting burned under Mary. Remember you can support the show in three main ways: 1) Leave a rating on iTunes, which is the number one way you can help the show. 2)buy cool Tudor-inspired tshirts and gifts at the shop - http://shop.englandcast.com or 3) become a patron through Patreon for $1/show or more at Patreon.com/nomadchick. Show notes for this month's shows are coming at Englandcast.com. Thanks!

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Supplemental: Rebecca Larson at the Tudor Summit

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 20:56:34 -0000

The TudorsDynasty.com blogger at The Tudor Summit in September 2017 talking about royal scandals.

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Episode 088: Reformation Month #2 - The Henrican Reformation

Sat, 14 Oct 2017 14:42:36 -0000

It's still #reformationmonth and in this episode we look at the journey Henry VIII took from being a loyal servant of the Pope, named Defender of the Faith, to someone who tore down the old religion in England, founding his own church *of* England. Show notes coming at Englandcast.com. Remember, if you like this show, the best way you can support it is by leaving a rating on iTunes. You can also buy some awesome Tudor inspired gifts at my shop - http://shop.englandcast.com - Six Wives leggings, Christine Pizan quotes mugs... lots of great stuff. Thanks for your listenership and support!

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Supplementary: James Boulton at the Tudor Summit

Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:02:53 -0000

James Boulton of the Queens of England Podcast at the Tudor Summit in September, giving us the quick tour on the Six Wives.Remember, if you like this podcast, please leave a rating or review in iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help us succeed.Learn more about James and get show notes, resources, etc., at Englandcast.com.

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Episode 087: Reformation Month #1 - the Medieval English church pre-1520

Sat, 07 Oct 2017 16:23:52 -0000

October is the 500th anniversary month of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Cathedral. To celebrate I'm doing a series of episodes this month on the Reformation in England. This week we're looking at the Medieval English church pre-1520. Watch for show notes at Englandcast.com If you like this show, please remember to leave a rating on iTunes. It makes a big difference in helping people find the show! You can also support financially through Patreon at Patreon.com/nomadchick or consider making a purchase at the Englandcast Shop - http://shop.englandcast.com. Thanks so much for listening, and I'll be back next week with a look at the Henrican Reformation.

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Supplementary: Natalie Grueninger at the Tudor Summit

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 08:51:42 -0000

This is a Supplementary Episode with Natalie Grueninger of On the Tudor Trail at the Tudor Summit in September 2017. Check her out at NatalieGrueninger.com. Remember that if you like this show there are a number of ways you can support it. The easiest is to leave a rating on iTunes. You can also support the show financially for as little as $1/show through Patreon (patreon.com/nomadchick) or you can buy some awesome Tudor products at my shop - shop.englandcast.com. Get all the links at Englandcast.com Thanks so much for listening!

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Episode 086: Food, Dining, Sumptuary Laws, and even Refrigeration

Sat, 30 Sep 2017 17:18:26 -0000

This is an episode that started out about food, but somewhere along the line it turned into a small chemistry lesson on refrigeration. Also, sumptuary laws, dining, and why you slaughter animals on November 11. If you like this show, there are a number of ways that *you* can help to support it. First, you can leave a rating or even a review on iTunes. This is the number one thing you can do, and it's free! Second, you can become a patron on Patreon at patreon.com/nomadchic. Third, you can buy yourself, or your friend, something awesome at my shop - shop.englandcast.com. All of those ways are greatly appreciated, and will make me want to extol your awesomeness. Finally, you can grab all the show notes and resources at Englandcast.com. Thanks so much for your listenership and support!

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Supplementary: Nathen Amin at the Tudor Summit

Thu, 28 Sep 2017 09:12:44 -0000

This was the talk by Nathen Amin, author, and founder of The Henry Tudor Society, at this year's Tudor Summit. Learn more about all the speakers, and sign up to get their videos at TudorSummit.com.

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Supplementary - Melita Thomas at the Tudor Summit

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:18:15 -0000

Melita Thomas spoke at the Tudor Summit about her new book, The King's Pearl, and the nuanced relationship between Mary and her father, Henry VIII. This is the audio of her video talk. If you missed the Tudor Summit, you can always go to Englandcast.com to get all the videos at once, as well as accompanying audio.

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Episode 085: Tudor Times on Mary Queen of Scots

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 21:49:15 -0000

The Tudor Times Person of the Month is Mary Queen of Scots. Melita Thomas talks about Mary, and the research that went into piecing together this woman who is still, 500 years later, an enigma. Remember you can learn more at Englandcast.com, and if you like this show the best thing you can do is leave a review on iTunes. It makes a huge difference. Second best is you can become a Patron on Patreon for as little as $1/show.

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Supplementary: Tony Riches at the Tudor Summit

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 08:41:11 -0000

If you missed the Tudor Summit, don't worry! I'll be releasing the audio over the course of the rest of the year here on the podcast feed. If you did attend, and you'd like to have the audio files to re-listen, then this is for you, too. Tony Riches is the bestselling author of The Tudor Trilogy, about the early Tudors, and he talked with us about Owen and Jasper particularly. Remember, if you like the Renaissance English History Podcast, leave a review on iTunes. It really makes a difference in the success of the show for others to be able to find it!

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Episode 084: Elizabethan Astronomy

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 09:42:58 -0000

A look at the astronomical scene in 16th century England, as well as how people reacted to the new ideas discovered by Copernicus. Remember to check Englandcast.com for show notes, book recommendations, etc. Want to help the show succeed? The best thing you can do is leave a recommendation on iTunes. Next best is to tell a friend to listen. Third best is to support through Patreon for as little as $1 episode. http://www.patreon.com/nomadchick is the address for that. Thank you!

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Episode 083: Tudor Times on Mary Sidney

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 17:51:02 -0000

In this episode, Melita of Tudor Times talks with us about Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, writer, poet, and enigma about whom very little is known. She pieces together what there is available to know, including the fact that she took a lover as a widow. Go her. Learn more, and get the links to all the resources at http://www.EnglandCast.com. Support the show through leaving a review on iTunes, or become my Patron on Patreon to score a 2018 Tudor Planner as a Thank You Gift. www.Patreon.com/englandcast. Thanks for listening!

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Episode 082: Tudor Choniclers

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:47:55 -0000

So much of Tudor history is the convergence of new technologies and ideas that radically changed society as they were implemented. One example of that is the way the Tudors wrote their history. Not just the fact that more and more people were writing chronicles than ever before, but the way in which they were written. In this episode I look at a few famous chroniclers, and give the background to the way the chronicles were written. If you like this show, please remember to leave a rating on iTunes. It's the number one way you can help the show. Get show notes at Englandcast.com, and sign up for the Tudor Summit at TudorSummit.com. Thanks!

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Episode 081: Tudor Times on Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury

Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:48:08 -0000

Margaret Pole led a life filled with ups and downs. Born into life as the niece of the King, she ended her life almost 70 years later at the hands of an inexperienced executioner, thanks to Henry VIII. In between her life had ups and downs, and is one of the more eventful stories of Tudor England. Learn more at englandcast.com. If you like this show, please remember you can help us out by leaving a review on iTunes, and telling your friends to listen! Thanks!

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Episode 080 The Great Tudor Bake Along

Mon, 03 Jul 2017 18:57:50 -0000

This episode is a little non traditional. It's a bake along wherein Hannah, my three year old, and I make Tudor Jumbles. It was a bit scattered, so do please check out the show notes at EnglandCast.com to get all the full histories and details. And the jumbles were actually pretty good! Remember, if you like this show, please leave a rating on iTunes. It's the number one way you can help spread the word and keep it successful. Thanks so much!

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Episode 079: An Interview with Roland Hui

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:35:16 -0000

Roland Hui is an art historian and the author of a new book on the Tudor Queens called The Turbulent Crown. We talked about the newly discovered painting of Anne Boleyn, and his book, as well as debunking a myth about Anne of Cleves. To get show notes and learn more go to http://www.englandcast.com. And remember to give this podcast a rating in iTunes if you like it - it's the number one way you can help grow the show!

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Episode 078: Tudor Times on John Knox

Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:36:45 -0000

John Knox is one of the pillars of the mid 16th century Protestant movement, and has become known as one of the most famous Marian Exiles. See the show notes and transcript at Englandcast.com. Remember that if you like this podcast, please leave a rating in iTunes. It's one of the best ways you can help the podcast grow.

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Episode 077: Crime and Punishment

Thu, 18 May 2017 11:44:31 -0000

Episode 077 of the Renaissance English History Podcast is about Tudor Crime and Punishment. What was considered a crime? What would your punishment be if you were convicted of a crime? Learn more, and get the transcript at http://www.englandcast.com, and please remember to leave an iTunes review as well if you like the show. It really makes a difference! Get in touch on twitter @teysko, or text the listener feedback line at 801 683 9756 or 801 6TEYSKO or through the facebook page at facebook.com/englandcast. Thanks!

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Episode 076: Alison Weir on Anne Boleyn

Tue, 09 May 2017 14:20:09 -0000

What a thrill it was to speak with Alison Weir for the second time about her new book on Anne Boleyn. The second in the new Six Tudor Queens series, this is historical fiction firmly rooted in research. She talks about such questions on Anne as, "was she really a feminist icon?" and "did she want the throne from the start?" and "was she really a threat to Katherine?" To learn more, get the full list of resources, and read the transcript, go to http://www.EnglandCast.com.

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Episode 075: Elizabeth and France

Wed, 03 May 2017 11:25:21 -0000

The 75th episode is spent talking about Elizabeth I and her relationship with France, which was complicated and messy, just like other Tudor monarchs'. Remember that the best thing you can do to support the show is also the easiest! It's to leave a rating on iTunes. You can also become a patron for as little as $1/episode. Learn more, and join the mailing list at englandcast.com. And thank!

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Episode 074: Edward, Mary, and France

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:14:25 -0000

Episode 074 is the continuing look at how our Tudor Monarchs related to France. Edward made war, Mary lost Calais. If you like this show, please leave a rating on iTunes. And go to Englandcast.com for show notes, and lots more information. Thanks!

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Episode 073: Tudor Times on Elizabeth of York

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:21:21 -0000

In Episode 073 of the Renaissance English History Podcast I talk with Melita Thomas of Tudor Times about Elizabeth of York, uniter of the York and Lancaster houses. Get links and resources at Englandcast.com. If you like this show, please leave us a rating on iTunes. It makes a huge difference for podcasts! Thank you!!

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Episode 072: Glenn Richardson on the Field of Cloth of Gold

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 09:57:09 -0000

The Field of Cloth of Gold is one of the most famous foreign policy events in Henry VIII's reign, and it has stayed with us in part because of its amazing pageantry. Glenn Richardson is a professor of Early Modern History at St Mary's University Twickenham London, and wrote a great study of the Field in 2013. I interview him about the logistics with setting up the event, the tournament, and why we should study it. For more information on Professor Richardson, go to http://www.englandcast.com for full show notes. Also, please remember to leave a rating on itunes if you like the show - it's a huge help! Thanks!

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Episode 071: Henry VIII and France

Tue, 07 Mar 2017 12:22:49 -0000

In this continuing look at the Tudors and their relationship with France, I take a look at Henry VIII, who came to the throne wanting to emulate his hero Henry V, and recapture all the lands won during the Hundred Years War. To learn more about the Renaissance English History Podcast go to Englandcast.com or facebook.com/englandcast. And please remember to leave a rating or review on iTunes - it makes a big difference to us!

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Episode 070: Tudor Times on John Dudley

Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:25:14 -0000

In this episode Melita Thomas talks about their February Person of the Month, John Dudley. He's (in)famous as the mastermind behind the Lady Jane Grey plot (which got them all killed, so didn't work out so well) but there's more to him than being a Tudor Villain! Make sure you go to Englandcast.com if you want to grab all the links and info about him. Also, remember that if you like this show, the easiest thing you can do to help support it is to leave a rating or write a review on iTunes. Thanks!

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Episode 069: Supplemental - chat episode with James Boulton on Katherine of Aragon

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:01:05 -0000

This is a supplemental episode that was a chat between James Boulton (Queens of England Podcast) and me, about Katherine of Aragon. The sound is subpar - it was a bad Skype day - but the content is great! To learn more about James go to Englandcast.com to get all the links. Also, if you like this show, please leave us a review on iTunes. It's one of the biggest things you can do to help a podcast. Thanks!

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Episode 068: Black Tudors

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 09:52:33 -0000

It's Black History Month in North America, and in honor of that, I am going out of the planned narrative of war with France, and doing this episode on the black Tudor experience. There have been black people in England since Roman times, and records show them in England throughout the middle ages. During the Age of Exploration, though, the population in London and England grew, so much so that Elizabeth I thought she might have to do something about it. She was unsuccessful, though. Interestingly, the slave trade didn't really take off in England until the mid 17th century, and under English law it was impossible to be a slave in Tudor England, so the experience of black Tudors is unique compared to those in Spain and Portugal during this time. In fact, the story is largely how similar to white Tudors their experience was. By that, I mean that their experience ran the spectrum from being poor servants to having important roles at court, and everything in the middle. You'd never know it based on the pop culture interpretations of Tudor England, though. So join me in this episode to learn about several black Tudors including a black soldier who was made a knight after defeating the Scots. If you like this show, please leave me a rating on iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help shows succeed. Show notes and more information at englandcast.com.

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Episode 067: Henry VII and Foreign Policy (with an emphasis on France)

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 04:53:29 -0000

Starting off the new year with several episodes on Tudor relations with France, this episode looks at the beginning of the beginning - the foreign policy of Henry VII. There's some great music as well - I'm starting to do more with music in these episodes, so I hope you like it! There are show notes with music links at englandcast.com. If you like this podcast, please remember to leave it a rating in iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help a show succeed. Thanks so much!

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Episode 066: Reconsidering Tudor History

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:46:49 -0000

In this episode of the Renaissance English History Podcast, Erik and Xander from the Reconsider Podcast stop by and we talk about how our biases and beliefs influence how we perceive and study history. We particularly touch on Bloody Mary and Anne Boleyn. Check out their site, and the other episode we did at reconsidermedia.com. Get more information on the Renaissance English History Podcast at http://www.englandcast.com. Thanks!

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Episode 065: Cosmetics and Makeup (aka indulging my inner girly girl)

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 16:26:11 -0000

How did ladies get made up in the 16th century? Why, with lead, madder, and egg whites, of course! Brush off those bare minerals, and let's talk about henna hair dye, kohl mascara, and plucking our hairlines. Get show notes at englandcast.com. If this totally isn't your thing, don't worry - I'll be doing several episodes on War With France in the next couple of months :) If you like this podcast, please leave me a rating on iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help this show succeed. Thanks!

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Episode 064: Tudor Times on Bess of Hardwick

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 12:34:05 -0000

In this episode Melita Thomas talks about Bess of Hardwick, the Tudor Times Person of the Month. Since I had already done an episode on Bess in October 2015, we jumped right in to talking more specifically about land ownership and widows rights in Tudor England, so if you don't know much about Bess, I'd encourage you to listen to the other episode - I'll link to it in the show notes at Englandcast.com. Please remember to rate the show on iTunes if you like it - it makes a huge difference in others being able to find the podcast as well. Thanks!

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Episode 063: Linda Porter

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:00:17 -0000

Linda Porter is an author and historian who has written several books on Tudors, and now has a new book out about Charles I, his children, and the English Civil Wars. It's a bit later than our time period, but we also talk about her work on the new Six Wives series on BBC One. You can get more information about her, and links to buy her books at http://www.englandcast.com. If you like this podcast, please leave us a rating on iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help the show succeed.

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Episode 062: Literature and Printing in 16th century England

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 16:01:18 -0000

The 16th century saw an explosion of printing and the rise of literature in England, as well as the rest of Europe. The printing press made printing large numbers of pamphlets, broadsheets, newspapers, and books easy, resulting in things like the standardization of education, the spread of Protestant ideas, and of course, the rise in questionable risque materials flowing throughout courts in Europe. If you like this podcast, please leave a rating on iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help shows succeed. Thanks! To learn more about the Renaissance English History podcast, you can go to Englandcast.com for show notes and resources on this episode, as well as the full archive.

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Episode 061: Anne of Cleves

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:23:26 -0000

She's remembered as the 4th discarded wife of Henry VIII, but there's more to Anne of Cleves than that. This episode looks at her life, the foreign policy decisions that led up to the marriage, and how she handled life after being divorced. To learn more, and get show notes, go to englandcast.com. Remember we're doing the digital advent calendar again this year, so sign up for the mailing list to get that! Also, if you like this show, please rate it in iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help shows succeed. Thank you, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

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Episode 060: Sarah Gristwood

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:03:00 -0000

In episode 060 I talk with Sarah Gristwood, the notable author of such great titles as Blood Sisters, and her new one, Game of Queens. We talk about the new book, which is about the Queens who shaped 16th century Europe. To learn more about Sarah, and get the links to download her books, go to http://www.englandcast.com. If you like the Renaissance English History Podcast, please leave us a rating on iTunes. It is the number one thing you can do to help a show be successful. Thanks!

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Episode 059: Tudor Times on Anne of Denmark

Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:36:21 -0000

In this episode, Melita Thomas of Tudor Times talks about their Person of the Month, Anne of Denmark. Learn more about her from http://www.tudortimes.co.uk. If you like the Renaissance English History Podcast please remember to rate it on iTunes. It's the number one way you can help a show succeed. Thanks! To learn more about the podcast, and enter the Elizabeth Quote Mugs go to http://www.englandcast.com.

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Episode 058: Strangers Amongst Us: Aliens and Xenophobia in Elizabethan England

Sat, 29 Oct 2016 21:53:33 -0000

In this personal episode I take a look at the xenophobia of the 16th century in England. Go to Englandcast.com or text the listener support line at 801 683 9756 for show notes. If you like the show please remember to rate it on iTunes. iTunes ratings make a huge difference in the success of a show, so each rating makes an impact!

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Episode 057: ReConsidered on Richard III

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:29:43 -0000

Xander and Erik come over to have us reconsider the propaganda around Richard III, and the stories we have of him through Shakespeare. Check out http://www.englandcast.com to learn more about Erik and Xander's podcast, and to enter the giveaway to win one of five copies of my novel! If you like this podcast, please remember to rate or review it in iTunes, or whatever service you use to listen. It helps others discover the podcast and see if it's something they want to listen to! Thanks so much for listening!

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Episode 056: Bessie Blount, a Guest Episode from James of The Queens of England

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:21:26 -0000

A Guest Episode from James Boulton of the fabulous Queens of England Podcast about Bessie Blount, Henry VIII's most famous mistress (at least one that he never married) who bore him his only recognized illegitimate son. If you like The Renaissance English History Podcast, please rate or review in iTunes. It's the number one way you can help the podcast, and doesn't require any money. Ratings and reviews help new listeners find the show, and it keeps us higher in the iTunes charts. Go ahead and rate James' show, too. :) For more information go to http://www.englandcast.com, or you can also go to the Queens of England site at http://www.queensofenglandpodcast.com.

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Episode 055: Tudor Times on Thomas More

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:29:17 -0000

One of the pivotal personalities in the 16th century, in many ways, despite his fame, Thomas More continues to be an enigma to us, 500 years later. For some, he is a Saint, who fought to keep the church unified. For others, he is remembered for burning Protestants. He's also a leading philosophical light in humanist history. Tudor Times chose him as their September, 2016, Person of the Month, and in this interview with Melita Thomas, editor and co-founder, we are able to get a lot of unbiased information about More. Get more resources by going to http://www.englandcast.com or http://www.tudortimes.co.uk. If you like this podcast, remember to rate it in whatever service you use to listen to it. Your ratings and reviews help others to find the podcast and decide if it's something they want to listen to! Get in touch through twitter @teysko or facebook.com/englandcast. Or text the listener feedback line at 801 6TEYSKO.

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Episode 054: Rebellions Three

Sun, 04 Sep 2016 15:40:44 -0000

Wrapping up our look at Tudor Rebellions, this episode looks at the long term effects of the rebellions, and how they affected social, religious, and foreign policies. If you like this podcast, please remember to rate it in whatever service you use to listen. It helps people discover the show, and decide if it's something they want to listen to. You can get in touch with me through twitter (@teysko) or the Englandcast website - http://www.englandcast.com. You can also message me through the Facebook page at Facebook.com/englandcast. And any new patrons at patreon.com/nomadchick are encouraged and appreciated! Thanks! PS - This image used for this episode is the banner of the Pilgrimage of Grace.

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Episode 053: Tudor Times on Margaret Tudor

Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:16:33 -0000

Margaret Tudor was Henry VIII's sister, a Princess, a Queen, and a prolific letter writer. She's also the August Person of the Month on Tudor Times. Melita Thomas talks with us about Margaret, her life, and why she's an important person to study. Remember you can always go to http://www.englandcast.com for more information on Margaret, and lots of other good information and resources. If you like this podcast, please remember to rate it in whatever service you use to listen - it helps others find the podcast and decide if it's something they'd like. Thanks! Email me with questions or comments at hello@heatherteysko.com or text the listener support line at +1 801 6TEYSKO. You can also like Englandcast on Facebook at Facebook.com/englandcast. Check out Tudor Times for the full biography of Margaret at http://www.TudorTimes.co.uk. And thanks!

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Episode 052: Rebellions Two

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 22:26:04 -0000

The second in a three part mini series on Tudor Rebellions, this episode looks at some of the more famous of the rebellions that our Tudor monarchs had to deal with. Also, I make a political commentary of sorts. If you like this podcast, please remember to rate it in the service you use to listen - it helps others find the podcast and decide if they want to listen to it! Finally, get the show notes by texting your email address to 801-6TEYSKO and I'll email them to you.

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Episode 051: Tudor Rebellions

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 21:00:59 -0000

An introduction to Tudor Rebellions - the causes of rebellions in general, and how they were handled by the respective monarchs. As a reminder, you can get a transcript and some show notes by sending your email address via text to 801 6TEYSKO. You can also, of course, get them on the website. If you like this podcast, please remember to rate it in whatever service you use to listen. Thank you!

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Episode 050: Tudor Times on Honor Grenville

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:45:19 -0000

A Tudor Times interview with Melita Thomas discussing their Person of the Month for July, Honor Grenville, a woman who rose from obscurity to marry the uncle of Henry VIII, had a whirlwind decade living an amazing life in Calais, amassed a huge cache of letters that are a wonderful peek into daily life for Tudor women, and then went back to her life in Cornwall, disappearing from the record. If you like this podcast, please be sure to rate it in whatever service you use to listen - it helps others find it! Also, feel free to get in touch via twitter (@teysko), Facebook (facebook.com/englandcast) or texting the Listener Feedback Line which is +1 801 6TEYSKO. For more information on the show go to englandcast.com or for more information on Honor, go to TudorTimes.co.uk

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Episode 049: Tudor Times on James I

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 21:47:41 -0000

Queen Elizabeth died leaving the throne to James I, her relative through her aunt who married into Scotland. In this episode Melita Thomas of Tudor Times talks about James, and why he is their Person of the Month. Learn more about James at TudorTimes.co.uk or visit Englandcast.com for the books mentioned in this episode. Thanks so much for listening. Remember you can always get in touch through facebook - facebook.com/englandcast - or twitter @teysko or texting the listener feedback line - +1 801 6TEYSKO. If you like the show, remember to rate it or leave a review in whatever service you're using to listen. It helps new people discover the podcast and see if it's something they'd like to listen to. Thanks so much for all the kind comments, and listenership. Have a great few weeks, and I'll be back soon to talk about Rebellions.

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Episode 048: Other Important Theatrical Characters

Sun, 05 Jun 2016 22:24:33 -0000

This is the third part in my Trilogy of the Theater. The first was a look at the history of Elizabethan Theater. Second, we looked at the life of Shakespeare in April. Now we conclude by looking at the other principal characters in Elizabethan Theater, namely Will Kempe, Richard Burbage, Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson. Show notes at http://www.englandcast.com If you like this podcast, please rate or review it in your listening service! It helps others find the podcast, and it gets you my endless appreciation. Get in touch via facebook - facebook.com/englandcast, or twitter @teysko, or text the listener feedback line 801 6TEYSKO. Thanks for listening!

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Episode 47: Tudor Times talks to us about Catherine of Aragon

Thu, 05 May 2016 09:43:34 -0000

Melita Thomas of Tudor Times talks about their Person of the Month for May, Catherine of Aragon. A Spanish princess, the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, she would marry two (yes, two) Tudor princes, becoming the Queen of England as Henry VIII's first wife. Learn more about Catherine by going to http://www.englandcast.com for show notes, or to http://www.TudorTimes.co.uk. If you like this podcast, please rate it or write a review in the service you use to listen. It helps others discover the podcast, and it's one super easy way to help support the show. You can always get in touch with me through twitter @teysko or texting the Listener Feedback Line at 801 6TEYSKO. Thanks so much Heather

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Episode 046: William Shakespeare

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:15:11 -0000

A look at the life of William Shakespeare - an albeit brief introduction to the Bard, as we celebrate his birthday and the 400th anniversary of his death this month. Get in touch by texting the listener feedback line - 801/6TEYSKO or twitter @teysko, or facebook.com/englandcast. You can also go to http://www.englandcast.com for show notes and more information!

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Episode 045: Tudor Times on Jasper Tudor

Sat, 02 Apr 2016 21:28:15 -0000

Another joint podcast with Melita Thomas of Tudor Times. This time we talk about Jasper Tudor, the uncle of Henry Tudor. Jasper made it possible for Henry Tudor to come to the throne and be successful at Bosworth. To learn more about Jasper Tudor go to http://www.TudorTimes.co.uk or http://www.englandcast.com If you like the show, remember to rate it in the service you use to listen. You can get in touch via facebook.com/englandcast, @teysko, or +1(801)6TEYSKO. Thank you!!

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Episode 044: The Theater

Sat, 12 Mar 2016 15:40:43 -0000

A look at the history of Elizabethan Theater and the medieval background including mystery plays. This is the first episode I'll be doing on the theater with more to follow on Shakespeare in particular. For show notes go to http://www.englandcast.com Buy my book at http://www.sidewaysandbackwardsbook.com! Text the Listener Feedback Line at 801 6TEYSKO Follow me on twitter @teysko Like the page on facebook - facebook.com/englandcast And if you like the show, please rate it on your service! Thank you! Have a brilliant week!

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Episode 043: Alison Weir

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 03:21:14 -0000

Alison Weir talks to the Renaissance English History Podcast, and I get starstruck. Check out the links she mentions at http://www.englandcast.com Like us on facebook - facebook.com/englandcast or follow me on twitter @teysko or text the listener feedback line at 801 6TEYSKO to share ideas, advice, or other random thoughts. If you like the podcast, please rate it in whatever service you use. It helps others discover it and decide if it's something they want to listen to. Thanks!

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Episode 042: Tudor Times on Margaret Beaufort

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 03:11:43 -0000

Melita Thomas, co founder of Tudor Times, talks about Margaret Beaufort. Learn more about Henry VII's mother at http://tudortimes.co.uk/person-of-the-month/margaret-beaufort or learn more about the Renaissance English History Podacst at http://www.englandcast.com. Get in touch with the Renaissance English History Podcast on facebook - facebook.com/englandcast or tweet me @teysko or text the listener feedback line at 801 6TEYSKO to give me show ideas or just say general nice things.

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Re-Post - Benjamin Redding and Boats

Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:54:18 -0000

Hey everyone - I'm reposting this because I realized the audio was way off for the last version. So so so many apologies. This episode I talk with Benjamin Redding, a PhD candidate who is an expert in the rise of the Tudor Navy. We talk about grappling, boat construction, maritime exploration and lots of other fun stuff. Learn more about Benjamin at http://www.englandcast.com in the show notes. Let me know on twitter (@teysko) what you think about this show! Or text the listener feedback line at 1 801 6teysko. Thanks!

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Episode 040: The Armada Part 2 - The Battle!

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:13:29 -0000

An overview of the actual battles that took place during those two weeks in the summer of 1588 where Spain was successfully driven from English waters. There are extensive show notes at http://www.englandcast.com! You can also like us on facebook - facebook.com/englandcast. You can contact me - @teysko or +1(801) 6teysko. If you like the show, please remember to rate it in whatever service you use to listen. Thank you!

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Episode 039: The Armada Part 1 - Foreign Policy

Tue, 12 Jan 2016 21:19:34 -0000

The tensions within England, and with Spain, that led Philip to think it would be a good idea to launch a huge invasion force to overthrow England. Show notes at http://www.englandcast.com. Like the show on facebook to get regular updates - facebook.com/englandcast. Get in touch on twitter - @teysko - or by texting the listener feedback line - 801 6TEYSKO If you like the show, please rate it in whatever service you're listening from. It helps other people decide if the show is something they'd like to check out. Thank you!!

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Episode 038: Portraits and Propaganda

Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:22:58 -0000

You know that image you have of Henry VIII? Yeah, that one. The one with his wide legs, looking right at you? That was a purposeful and deliberate message that the King was sending about his strength, his virility, and the power of his dynasty. In this episode we explore Tudor portraits, what they were saying, and why. See the paintings, and more information in the show notes at http://www.englandcast.com If you like this episode, why not leave a rating or review on itunes, or whatever service you use to listen to it? Thank you! Stay in touch! Twitter: @teysko facebook.com/englandcast 801 6-TEYSKO Thanks for listening, and have a fantastic new year!

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Episode 037: Iron Industry in the Weald

Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:36:02 -0000

In the 16th century a booming iron industry in the forest of the Weald of Surry, Kent, and Sussex provided cannon for Henry VIII's growing navy, as well as household goods and other products. French immigrants brought new technology and England saw the growth of the beginnings of a modern industrial revolution. --- To see the show notes go to http://www.englandcast.com. You can also enter a giveaway to win the book I used in my research! --- If you like the podcast, please rate it in iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever service you use. Thank you! You can also follow the podcast on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/englandcast

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Episode 036.5: MiniCast - Three Tudor Poets

Sat, 05 Dec 2015 21:13:56 -0000

Next week I'll still be doing a full episode on the iron industry and economy of the Weald, but decided to try switching up the format a bit by adding in this minicast on Three Tudor Poets: Thomas Wyatt, Henry Howard, and Philip Sidney. Abbreviated show notes are on the site under the MiniCasts Show Notes section - http://www.englandcast.com Also, go there to enter the giveaway for the CD and DVD courtesy of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge which is on this week. Get in touch with me and leave feedback in the following ways: tweet: @teysko Listener Feedback Line: 801 6TEYSKO Web: http://www.englandcast.com If you like this podcast, please leave a review on your listening aggregator of choice to help others find it and decide if they want to listen as well. Thanks! Thank you for listening - hope you're having a fantastic Advent season.

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Episode 036: Henry VIII and the Tudor Navy

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 23:11:27 -0000

Henry VIII is remembered as the Founder of the Royal Navy - he built up the navy from only about 5 ships when he became King, to over 50 great warships when he died, also founding an official arm of his administration to handle all of the work involved with keeping it supplied. This episode talks about how that happened. To get the show notes and sign up for the newsletter, go to http://www.englandcast.com You can now call or text the Listener Feedback line at 801 6-TEYSKO or 801 683-9756. If you like this podcast, please remember to rate it in your listening service of choice. You can also always contact me through the facebook page or on the website. http://www.facebook.com/englandcast or englandcast.com Also, if you want to come along on our trip to England this Spring, check out http://www.bigworld.com for more info. Happy Advent Season everyone. Hope my American listeners are having a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

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Episode 035: Fashion, Clothing & Sumptuary Laws

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:57:19 -0000

Special thanks to Lindsay for the text suggesting this episode on fashion, clothing & sumptuary laws in Tudor and Elizabethan England. Show notes are at http://www.englandcast.com/show-notes/ You can now call or text the Listener Feedback line at 801 6-TEYSKO or 801 683-9756. If you like this podcast, please remember to rate it in your listening service of choice. You can also always contact me through the facebook page or on the website. http://www.facebook.com/englandcast or englandcast.com Clothing was incredibly important in the 16th century because, at a time when the middle class was rising and upward mobility was available for the first time, your clothing could show who you were, how wealthy you were, what class you were, and all sorts of other things about you. This episode looks at both the perfectly normal (woolen undergarments) and the bizarre (bejeweled furs). Also, if you want to come along on our trip to England this Spring, check out http://www.bigworld.com for more info. Have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving to my American friends out there.

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Episode 034: Witches and Witchcraft

Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:44:40 -0000

In keeping with the Halloween ghouley scary theme, Brittany from History, Bitches and I teamed up again to create a second Halloween themed episode on Witches and Witchcraft. A history of witchcraft scares and trials, as well as profiling some of the earliest witchcraft trials. To learn more go to http://www.englandcast.com. My Tudor Minute (3x/week) is on youtube - so you can subscribe.http://www.youtube.com/hteysko Follow my blog at http://www.kuratory.com! It's totally interesting :) Like the Renaissance English History Podcast on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/englandcast Thanks so much for listening and I hope you have a safe and happy, and not toooo scary, Halloween.

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Episode 033: Renaissance Ghosts

Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:03:47 -0000

Henry VIII's wives are still busy roaming around their various homes. In this joint episode produced with Brittany at History, Bitches we explore some prominent ghosts that are still wandering around in England. To learn more about this episode, go to http://www.englandcast.com/ghosts You can always get archives and more information on the podcast at http://www.englandcast.com or facebook.com/englandcast. I also do my Tudor Minute on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/hteysko And I write about history and travel and music at http://www.kuratory.com Thanks, and have a ghoooouly Halloween!

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Episode 032: Bess of Hardwick

Thu, 15 Oct 2015 21:53:59 -0000

An overview of the life of Bess of Hardwick, a phenomenal woman who made her own luck, played her cards brilliantly, and went from being born into a yeoman farmer's family to becoming the second wealthiest woman in England, just after the Queen. For more information and notes on this podcast, go to http://www.englandcast.com/bess Also, if you like this show, please leave it a rating in iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help a podcast succeed. Thanks! Also, brand new, a listener feedback line! Call me on (801) 6-TEYSKO (801 683-9756) to leave feedback. And remember to check out www.bigworld.com, our tour company leading niche history tours of England.

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Episode 031 - Trade and Exploration in Elizabethan England

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:58:30 -0000

A look at the various forces at work to make the Elizabethan Age of Discovery possible.

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Episode 030: An Interview with Suzi Digby

Sat, 12 Sep 2015 15:15:08 -0000

Suzi Digby (Lady Eatwell) OBE, is a renowned Choral Conductor and Music Educator. She has trailblazed the revival of singing in UK schools and the community over two and a half decades. We spoke via skype and she talked with me about music during the Elizabethan Golden Age and her project in Los Angeles, The Golden Bridge, which pairs music of the Renaissance with that of contemporary composers. To learn more, visit http://www.EnglandCast.com, or you can also go to facebook.com/englandcast. If you like this show, please rate it on iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help a show succeed. Thanks!

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Episode 029: Mary Queen of Scots

Sun, 06 Sep 2015 07:14:08 -0000

A look at the tragic life of Mary Queen of Scots, who posed a perpetual threat to Queen Elizabeth. For more information and show notes go to http://www.englandcast.com. If you like the Renaissance English History Podcast, please leave a rating on iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help a show succeed. Thanks!

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Episode 028: Dr. David Skinner

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:02:32 -0000

I recently had the opportunity to travel to Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge where I met Dr. David Skinner, the acclaimed musicologist and Renaissance music expert, and he talked me through many of the changes in music that happened during the 16th century. Highlights include him summing up the changes in ten words or less, and the discussion of his research methods. go to http://www.englandcast.com/skinner for links to all of the youtube videos and resources he mentions, as well as links to buy his CD's.

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Episode 027: Sir Francis Walsingham

Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:37:27 -0000

Francis Walsingham is popularly known as Queen Elizabeth's Spymaster. Learn about the life of this man, and how he created a modern espionage network.

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Episode 026: Catholics in Elizabethan England

Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:10:21 -0000

A look at the Catholic conundrum - loyalty to the Pope vs loyalty to the Queen. The ways Elizabeth fought back against a perceived Catholic threat to her reign.

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Episode 025 Music Part 2 and the Chapel Royal

Wed, 20 May 2015 01:42:42 -0000

A history of sacred music from the Hundred Years' War, the rise of English polyphony, the Chapel Royal, and the changes that the Reformation brought.

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Episode 024: Pregnancy and Childbirth in Medieval England

Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:00:00 -0000

A frank discussion about childbirth and pregnancy in medieval and renaissance England. PSA: if you are uncomfortable with frank talk about this kind of thing, or don't know about the birds and the bees yet, you shouldn't listen to this without a parent or guardian. PSA over.

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Episode 023 Mary Tudor (Mary I)

Tue, 25 Nov 2014 03:00:01 -0000

A history of Mary Tudor growing up, and a brief overview of her reign.

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Episode 022 The Northeast Passage

Sat, 08 Nov 2014 19:42:55 -0000

The journey to the northeast passage

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Episode 021 - William Caxton - take 2

Wed, 16 Apr 2014 18:40:42 -0000

William Caxton, the first English printer. This is a replacement for the other file, which wasn't normalized, so the audio was wonky. :)

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Episode 021 - William Caxton

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 05:14:03 -0000

A podcast about William Caxton, the first English printer.

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Episode 021 - William Caxton

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 05:07:57 -0000

William Caxton, the first English printer.

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Episode 020: Love and Betrothal (say that 10 times fast)

Sat, 01 Mar 2014 05:38:09 -0000

16th century marriage customs with some advice from an early 17th century minister, just for fun.

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Episode 020: Love and Betrothal (say that 10 times fast)

Sat, 01 Mar 2014 05:35:42 -0000

Marriage customs in the 16th century with a little advice from an early 17th century minister.

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Episode 019 - Hampton Court Palace

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:55:08 -0000

A history of Hampton Court Palace, Henry VIII's iconic palace in Richmond.

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Episode 019 - Hampton Court Palace

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:47:30 -0000

A history of Hampton Court Palace, Henry VIII's iconic palace in Richmond.

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Episode 018 - Elizabeth Woodville

Tue, 31 Dec 2013 04:23:33 -0000

A history of Elizabeth Woodville, the grandmother of Henry VIII (mother in law to Henry VII)

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Lady Margaret Beaufort

Sun, 24 Nov 2013 21:09:42 -0000

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Episode 016: Lady Jane Gray

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:47:38 -0000

The tragic life of Lady Jane Grey

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Episode 015: Art in Renaissance England

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 06:55:19 -0000

A brief introduction to the painters who painted the portraits we still look at today.

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Episode 14: A Musical Interlude

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:35:55 -0000

An overview of the music of the English Renaissance. See blog at http://englandcast.blogspot.com for playlist.

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Episode 14: A Musical Interlude

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:17:36 -0000

An overview of the music of the English Renaissance. See website at http://englandcast.com for playlist.

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Episode 14: A Musical Interlude

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:16:17 -0000

An overview of the music of the English Renaissance. See blog at http://englandcast.blogspot.com for playlist.

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Edward VI Part 1

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:19:19 -0000

The reign of the young King Edward VI, Henry's son, up until his illness that would kill him.

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Episode 012 The final years of Henry VIII's reign

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:44:46 -0000

An overview of the final years of Henry VIII's reign, and the religious politics and factions at court.

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Episode 011 - The Pilgrimage of Grace

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:59:48 -0000

The Pilgrimage of Grace was an uprising in 1536 where people in Northern England fought back against the new religion being imposed on them, and threatened the political stability.

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Episode 010 - A Tale of Two Thomases Part 2

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:14:17 -0000

Part two of the Tale of Two Thomases - two more Thomases - Cromwell and Cranmer - who were instrumental in Henry's reign.

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Episode 009 - A Tale of Two Thomases

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:34:39 -0000

The first in a two part story of four Thomases who were very important to Henry VIII. This week: Wolsey and More.

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Episode 008 - Christmas celebrations in Tudor England

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:00:08 -0000

No, I'm really not late on this Christmas podcast - seriously, listen and you'll find out that we're still in the 12 days of Christmas, and the biggest party is tonight!

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Henry VIII and Religion

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:45:41 -0000

In addition to having a lot of wives, Henry VIII is also most famous for bringing the Protestant Reformation to England. But really, how reformed was he?

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Episode 006 - a brief history of Halloween

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:19:43 -0000

It's time for goblins and pumpkins - but how did all this stuff get started?

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Episode 005 - The wives of Henry VIII

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:17:58 -0000

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived - so what's that all mean? Here's an overview of each of Henry VIII's wives, and his tumultuous romantic history.

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Episode 004 - Court Life with Henry VIII

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:24:55 -0000

A very brief overview of life in the court of Henry VIII.

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Episode 003 - Henry VII

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:38:33 -0000

A background on Henry VII, his rise to power, victory over Richard III at Bosworth Field, and founding of the Tudor dynasty.

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Episode 002 - Sports

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:15:59 -0000

An overview of sports and exercise in the Renaissance, with a special emphasis on cricket.

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Episode One - Introduction

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:56:15 -0000

Introductory episode explaining the goals of the podcast series, a background on your intrepid podcaster, and some actual history.

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