Tudor History with Claire Ridgway
On this day in Tudor history podcasts from Claire Ridgway.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 1037
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The Boleyn Grandson Who Backed Shakespeare
Grandson of Mary Boleyn. Cousin to Elizabeth I. Patron to Shakespeare’s company. On 8 September 1603, George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, died, leaving a legacy that runs from court politics to the play…
Who was Anne Boleyn REALLY?
Mary Tudor’s Hidden Influence + How Tudors Learned - Claire Ridgway Interviews Amy McElroy
Could You Really Get Away with Murder at Henry VIII's Court? - Tudor True Crime
From Paston Letters to Power
From Prison to Power to Poison? The Rise and Fall of Edward Courtenay
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd September 1553, Edward Courtenay was created Earl of Devon by Queen Mary I.
It was a stunning reversal of fortune for a man who had spent 15 years imprisoned in the…
Priest, Diplomat, Powerbroker: The Life of Archbishop Thomas Savage
On 2nd or 3rd September 1507, Thomas Savage, Archbishop of York, died at Cawood Castle in Yorkshire.
Savage wasn’t just a churchman — he was one of Henry VII’s most trusted servants, a skilled diplo…
Not Just a Lord Mayor’s Wife: Dorcas Martin’s Story
Though she lived much…
What If Arthur Tudor Had Lived? | Interview with Leah Toole, Author of The Rose and The Pomegranate
What if Prince Arthur, Henry VIII’s elder brother, had survived?
In this special interview, I sit down with novelist Leah Toole to talk about her fascinating book "The Rose and The Pomegranate" — an…
Henry VIII’s “Stolen Mistress” Scandal: Adultery, Gossip… or Something Darker?
In 1537, Cromwell had to investigate a sordid rumour about William Webbe's "pretty wench" and Henry VIII. It claimed the king had not only been unfaithful to his new queen, Jane Seymour, but had stol…
The Forgotten Tudor Adventurer Who Went Down With His Ship - Maurice Browne
Tortured, Defiant, and Just 21
On 28th August 1588, the year of the Spanish Armada, a young Franciscan friar named Thomas Felton was hanged near Brentford, Middlesex.
Felton’s “crime”? His Catholic faith, and his refusal to ackno…
Lady Anne Bacon - A Remarkable Tudor Woman
But behind him stood an equally remarkable woman: his mother, Lady Anne Bacon (née Cooke). Bor…
A Tudor Bishop Whose Recorder Playing Annoyed a Martyr
That was Thomas Thirlby, a man whose life…
The Forgotten Tudor Powerhouse Behind William Cecil
When you hear the name Cecil in Tudor history, you probably think of William Cecil, Elizabeth I’s right-hand man.
But behind him was his wife, Mildred Cecil, born Mildred Cooke on 25th August 1526 — …
Where Is Anne Boleyn REALLY Buried?
On 19th May 1536, Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I, was executed within the Tower of London. Contemporary sources say she was laid to rest in the Chapel of St Peter ad…
Elizabeth Boleyn Revealed: Interview with Sophie Bacchus-Waterman on Anne Boleyn's Mother
Until now, she’s been little more than a shadow in history — remembered only as the wife of Thomas Bol…
Charles Brandon: A Tudor Survivor with a Tangled Love-life
On 22nd August 1545, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, died — ending the life of one of the most colourful and daring figures of Henry VIII’s reign.
He was the king’s jousting companion, his most lo…
Tudor Survivor You've Never Heard of
What does it take to survive the deadly world of Tudor politics?
Sir Thomas Heneage seems to have known the answer.
He began his career in Cardinal Wolsey’s household, slipped seamlessly into Henry…
The Loyal Knight Who Defended Barnard Castle
On this day in Tudor history, 20th August 1580, Sir George Bowes—a loyal soldier, …