Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Renaissance England was a bustling and exciting place...new religion! break with rome! wars with Scotland! And France! And Spain! The birth of the modern world! In this weekly podcast I'll explore one aspect of life in 16th century England that will give you a deeper understanding of this most exciting time.

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Update frequency: every 2 days
Average duration: 24 minutes
Episodes: 490
Years Active: 2009 - 2025

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[YouTube Drop] Tudor Self-Help

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 modera…

00:09:42 | Tue 16 Sep 2025

[YouTube Drop] Clocks and Timekeeping in Tudor England

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 cathedra…

00:15:07 | Mon 15 Sep 2025

[YouTube Drop] What if Henry IX had lived?

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 Elizabe…

00:11:08 | Sun 14 Sep 2025

[YouTube Drop] 🕷️ Spiders and the Tudors:

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…

00:05:41 | Sat 13 Sep 2025

[YouTube Drop] Anne Herbert

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 …

00:06:59 | Fri 12 Sep 2025

Episode 307: The Howard Family

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, the…

00:22:06 | Wed 10 Sep 2025

[YouTube Drop] Henry VIII's Last Will

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 …

00:11:48 | Tue 09 Sep 2025

[YouTube Drop] Elizabeth I Is Born

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 q…

00:08:31 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

[YouTube Drop] The Coffeehouse Revolution

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 we…

00:16:54 | Sun 07 Sep 2025

[YouTube Drop] How the Reformation Invented Restaurants

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…

00:14:14 | Sat 06 Sep 2025

[YouTube Drop] Susan Bertie

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 …

00:07:38 | Thu 04 Sep 2025

Episode 306: The Greys

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.…

00:23:37 | Wed 03 Sep 2025

[YouTube Drop]: Scandalous Love Marriages

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 O…

00:14:56 | Tue 02 Sep 2025

[YouTube Drop] John Perrot

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.

Hoste…

00:12:24 | Mon 01 Sep 2025

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

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