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
- 1040
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn Portraits - #PortraitTuesday
Claire looks at a pair of portraits of sisters Anne and Mary Boleyn from Hever Castle's collection.
Martyred over a papal dispensation? - #MartyrMonday
On 23rd June 1592, Robert (Roger) Ashton was hanged, drawn and quartered after being found in possession of a papal dispensation. But what actually happened?
Anne Boleyn’s deal for the defiant Mary - #Wednesday Fact
Did you know that Mary would have been better off accepting the deal offered her by Anne Boleyn than what she got while Jane Seymour was queen?
#anneboleyn #janeseymour #tudorhistory #maryI #henryvii…
A cartoon-like Anne Boleyn - #PortraitTuesday
The botched execution of a royal godmother and governess - #MondayMartyr
The innocent Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, suffered a truly awful end - a botched beheading. #tudorhistory #toweroflondon
Find out more at https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-execution-of-…
Anne Boleyn and the Crown of St Edward - #WednesdayFact
Did you know that Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen consort, was crowned with the monarch's crown?
Find out more about St Edward's Crown.
The Château de Beauregard Anne Boleyn Portrait - #PortraitTuesday
This week, Claire shares a beautiful portrait of Anne Boleyn which is part of a huge collection of historic portraits at the Château de Beauregard in France.
https://youtube.com/shorts/aePujA6Hlmw
Thomas Hawkes, the clapping martyr - #MondayMartyr
This week’s Monday Martyr is Thomas Hawkes who was burnt at the stake on 10th June 1555. He went to his death joyfully due to his faith.
Did you know that the falcon wasn’t Anne Boleyn’s only badge? - #WednesdayFact
The white falcon was Anne Boleyn's royal badge, but it wasn't the only badge or device Anne used.
The Hampton Court Palace Anne Boleyn Portrait - #PortraitTuesday
Claire talks about an Anne Boleyn portrait from Hampton Court Palace's collection.
#tudorhistory #anneboleyn #hamptoncourtpalace
The Holy Maid of Kent - #MondayMartyr
This week's Monday Martyr is religious visionary Elizabeth Barton, who managed to upset King Henry VIII with her visions concerning him.
#tudorhistory #henryviii
Anne Boleyn was a catalyst for the English Reformation - #WednesdayFact
Claire Ridgway talks about how Anne Boleyn showed Henry VIII he didn't need the pope.
#anneboleyn #henryviii #reformation #englishhistory #churchofengland
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The Nidd Hall Portrait of Anne Boleyn - #portraittuesday
Lollard Thomas Harding - #MondayMartyr
This week's Monday Martyr is Lollard Thomas Harding who was condemned to death, to be burnt at the stake, in 1532, in the reign of Henry VIII.
Anne Boleyn loved shopping for her daughter Elizabeth - #WednesdayFact
Did you know that Queen Anne Boleyn loved buying fabrics for her infant daughter and her nursery? Well, she did! Find out exactly what kinds of things she ordered for the future Elizabeth I.
#tudorhi…
The 1534 Anne Boleyn Medal - #portraittuesday
In this week's #portraittuesday, Claire looks at the 1534 "Most Happy" Anne Boleyn medal.
See http://www.lucychurchill.com/anne-boleyn-moost-happi-medal-reconstruction/ for more on Lucy Churchill's r…
Blessed Hugh Faringdon - #MondayMartyr
This week's #MondayMartyr is the Abbot of Reading who went from royal chaplain to being hanged at his abbey.
#dissolution #tudorhistory #readingabbey #henryviii
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A Royal Union - The Marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon Part 1
Henry VIII's great matter, his quest for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, caused him to break with Rome and was the beginning of the English Reformation. However, Henry chose to m…
Anne Boleyn wore the Gable Hood too! - #Wednesdayfact
Anne Boleyn as the Lady of the Garter - #portraittuesday
This week, I'm looking at an illustration from the 1534 Black Book of the Garter and how it's linked to Queen Anne Boleyn. You can see this video on YouTube at https://youtube.com/shorts/ZNVOc7Z8U3c
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