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
- 491
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
Episode 093: Tudor Times on Katherine Parr
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.
Remember if you like this show, the…
00:33:04 |
Sat 25 Nov 2017
Supplemental: Travis Dow Goes to Wittenberg
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 …
00:10:55 |
Tue 21 Nov 2017
Supplemental: Gina Clark, Tudor Costumier, at the Tudor Summit
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 re…
00:28:30 |
Fri 17 Nov 2017
Episode 092: Visiting Tudor Wales with Nathen Amin
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 i…
01:01:13 |
Wed 15 Nov 2017
Episode 091: James I and Witchcraft
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 Ja…
00:23:34 |
Sun 05 Nov 2017
Supplementary - Agoraphobia 2016 Halloween - a Tower Encounter!
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 …
00:08:40 |
Tue 31 Oct 2017
Supplementary: Halloween story - Yorkshire Witch Encounter
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…
00:07:12 |
Tue 31 Oct 2017
Episode 090: Reformation Month Number Four - The Elizabethan Settlement
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 cele…
00:20:27 |
Sat 28 Oct 2017
Supplemental: Sarah Gristwood at the Tudor Summit
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 suppo…
00:40:11 |
Fri 27 Oct 2017
Episode 089: Reformation Month Three - Edward and Mary and Religious Whiplash
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 M…
00:19:00 |
Sun 22 Oct 2017
Supplemental: Rebecca Larson at the Tudor Summit
The TudorsDynasty.com blogger at The Tudor Summit in September 2017 talking about royal scandals.
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00:57:02 |
Thu 19 Oct 2017
Episode 088: Reformation Month #2 - The Henrican Reformation
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 …
00:21:22 |
Sat 14 Oct 2017
Supplementary: James Boulton at the Tudor Summit
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 iTune…
01:07:00 |
Fri 13 Oct 2017
Episode 087: Reformation Month #1 - the Medieval English church pre-1520
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…
00:21:32 |
Sat 07 Oct 2017
Supplementary: Natalie Grueninger at the Tudor Summit
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 …
00:59:11 |
Thu 05 Oct 2017
Episode 086: Food, Dining, Sumptuary Laws, and even Refrigeration
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 N…
00:23:29 |
Sat 30 Sep 2017
Supplementary: Nathen Amin at the Tudor Summit
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.
H…
00:42:31 |
Thu 28 Sep 2017
Supplementary - Melita Thomas at the Tudor Summit
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 …
00:41:08 |
Thu 21 Sep 2017
Episode 085: Tudor Times on Mary Queen of Scots
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. Remem…
00:38:03 |
Fri 15 Sep 2017
Supplementary: Tony Riches at the Tudor Summit
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…
00:49:59 |
Thu 14 Sep 2017
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