Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Remember the part in The Tudors when Henry was spiraling into his deep depression after the death of Jane Seymour, and started building Nonsuch Palace? I did too. So I wanted to dig into Nonsuch a li…

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 Llo…

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 Llo…

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 Llo…

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…

This is a supplemental episode - a recording of Rachael Dickzen at Tudorcon 2021. I know I've been absent lately - thanks to those of you who sent lovely messages making sure I'm good. Just crazy bus…

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 15…

This episode is all about William Byrd, a Catholic who wrote for a Protestant, wrote illegal masses, and somehow survived to publish his great work, The Gradualia, even after James became king.

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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 …

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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Have you ever wondered whether something that happened to you was a "sign" that you should make a particular choice? Well, you're not alone. Our Tudor friends wondered this too, and made up lots of r…

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 m…

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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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…

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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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.

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