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
Episode 063: Linda Porter
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 p…
00:47:03 |
Mon 12 Dec 2016
Episode 062: Literature and Printing in 16th century England
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, newspaper…
00:20:33 |
Thu 08 Dec 2016
Episode 061: Anne of Cleves
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 h…
00:31:24 |
Wed 23 Nov 2016
Episode 060: Sarah Gristwood
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…
00:35:47 |
Wed 16 Nov 2016
Episode 059: Tudor Times on Anne of Denmark
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 Histor…
00:24:52 |
Thu 03 Nov 2016
Episode 058: Strangers Amongst Us: Aliens and Xenophobia in Elizabethan England
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 p…
00:22:39 |
Sat 29 Oct 2016
Episode 057: ReConsidered on Richard III
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 an…
00:25:22 |
Mon 17 Oct 2016
Episode 056: Bessie Blount, a Guest Episode from James of The Queens of England
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 recogniz…
00:40:19 |
Mon 03 Oct 2016
Episode 055: Tudor Times on Thomas More
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 chu…
00:44:27 |
Fri 16 Sep 2016
Episode 054: Rebellions Three
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, pleas…
00:21:25 |
Sun 04 Sep 2016
Episode 053: Tudor Times on Margaret Tudor
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 li…
00:40:42 |
Wed 17 Aug 2016
Episode 052: Rebellions Two
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 commenta…
00:26:15 |
Tue 09 Aug 2016
Episode 051: Tudor Rebellions
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…
00:20:15 |
Mon 25 Jul 2016
Episode 050: Tudor Times on Honor Grenville
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 liv…
00:23:21 |
Mon 11 Jul 2016
Episode 049: Tudor Times on James I
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…
00:37:18 |
Mon 13 Jun 2016
Episode 048: Other Important Theatrical Characters
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 t…
00:31:26 |
Sun 05 Jun 2016
Episode 47: Tudor Times talks to us about Catherine of Aragon
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 princ…
00:40:28 |
Thu 05 May 2016
Episode 046: William Shakespeare
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 liste…
00:24:47 |
Wed 13 Apr 2016
Episode 045: Tudor Times on Jasper Tudor
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 successfu…
00:21:43 |
Sat 02 Apr 2016
Episode 044: The Theater
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 particul…
00:26:16 |
Sat 12 Mar 2016
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