Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

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.…

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 di…

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 educati…

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, 201…

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…

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 nex…

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. …

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…

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 p…

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 ho…

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 …

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 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 …

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. L…