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
- 1041
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
22 June - The execution of Bishop Fisher
On 22nd June 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII, John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, was executed. Why was Fisher executed and how did the pope try to save him?
Find out in this edition of #TudorHis…
21 June - Henry VIII travels to the Tower
On this day in Tudor history, 21st June 1509, King Henry VIII travelled from Greenwich to the Tower of London.
Why was England's new king going to the Tower of London?
Find out in this #TudorHistor…
20 June - Murder or Suicide? A Tudor Mystery...
On this day in Tudor history, the night of 20th/21st June 1585, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, died at the Tower of London.
Was his death murder of suicid…
19 June - Mary, Queen of Scots gives birth to a son called Charles
On this day in Tudor history, on 19th June 1566, in Scotland, Mary, Queen of Scots gave birth to a baby boy who would grow up to be King James VI of Scotland and King James I of England. He was bapti…
Teasel's Tudor Trivia - Books on the Tudor Kings and Queens
18 June - Catherine of Aragon protests
On this day in Tudor history, 18th June 1529, Catherine of Aragon made her protest at the Blackfriars legatine court.
What was she protesting about? What were the grounds of her appeal?
Find out i…
17 June - Condemned to death but thankfully pardoned
On this day in Tudor history, 17th June 1551, Sir George Blage died a natural death in Edward VI's reign.
Blage was fortunate to die such a death as he'd been condemned to death in Henry VIII's reign…
16 June - A scandalous earl dies of gangrene
On this day in Tudor history, 16th June 1614, Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, died of gangrene following surgery on his thigh.
Find out more about this Tudor earl, and how he was involved in a mur…
15 June - Henry Fitzroy, Henry VIII's illegitimate son
15th June 1519 is the traditional birthdate of King Henry VIII's illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy.
Find out a bit more about Fitzroy in this latest edition of #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire…
14 June - Friar Peto
On 14th June 1557, in the reign of Mary I, Friar William Peto was made a cardinal and a papal legate.
He'd done well to survive Henry VIII's reign as he'd upset the king with a controversial sermon a…
13 June - George Neville, a man with a very mixed court career
On 13th June 1535, courtier George Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny, died. He'd done well for himself in the reigns of King Richard III and Henry VII, but came undone in Henry VIII's reign.
What happene…
21 Interesting Facts about Henry VIII
12 June - Richard Rich, lawyer and torturer
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, died on 12th June 1567. He's not one of Claire's favourite Tudor men and you can find out why in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts.
Just what was his involvement in th…
11 June - Sir Anthony Cooke
11th June 1576 was the death date of Sir Anthony Cooke, a well-known Tudor humanist and educator with famous daughters.
Find out more about this Tudor man in today's edition of #TudorHistoryShorts fr…
10 June - Execution by starvation
9 June - From traitor to sword bearer
On 9th June 1511, in the reign of King Henry VIII, William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, died.
Who was Courtenay and how did he go from being in favour to being a traitor and then back to being in …
June 2021 at the Tudor Society!
8 June - Mary is very wrong
Henry VIII's eldest daughter, Mary, was convinced that her woes were all down to her stepmother, Anne Boleyn, and so there was hope for Mary after Anne Boleyn's execution in 1536.
What did Mary expec…
7 June - The execution of Elizabeth I's physician
On this day in Tudor history, 7th June 1594, Elizabeth I’s physician, Roderigo Lopez, was hanged, drawn and quartered after being accused of plotting to poison the queen.
Find out more about Lopez a…
6 June - William Hunnis, a man lucky to die a natural death
On this day in Tudor history, 6th June 1597, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, musician William Hunnis died a natural death. He was lucky as he could so easily have lost his head in Mary I's reign.
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