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
19 May - Anne Boleyn's execution
18 May - I have a little neck
On this day in Tudor history, 18th May 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn's execution was postponed.
Sir William Kingston, the Constable of the Tower of London, was surprised by the queen's reaction when he inf…
17 May - Around the throne the thunder rolls
16 May - Thomas More resigns
On this day in Tudor history, 16th May 1532, Sir Thomas More resigned as Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor.
But what led to More's resignation when he had been such a loyal servant to King Henry VIII?
Fin…
20 Interesting Facts about the Wars of the Rose
In this edition of her Facts About series, historian Claire Ridhway takes us back to the Wars of the Roses, that period of civil war between 1455 and 1487.
Find out about the background to the Wars o…
15 May - Henry VIII’s problems in the bedroom become public
On this day in Tudor history, 15th May 1536, Henry VIII's second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn, and her brother, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, were tried one after the other in the King's Hall of the Tower…
14 May - The Creeping Parliament
On this day in Tudor history, 14th May 1571, the "Creeping Parliament" was held in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Why was it called the "Creeping Parliament" and why were there actually two Parliaments meetin…
Fan Q&A - Did Anne Boleyn bring down Cardinal Wolsey?
Thank you to Kristian from Bulgaria for his question about Anne Boleyn and her role in the fall of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor and chief advisor.
What role did Anne Boleyn ha…
13 May - Queen Anne Boleyn is on her way out
On 13th May 1536, eleven days after her arrest, the royal household of Queen Anne Boleyn was broken up and her household discharged.
The queen hadn't even been tried yet, never mind found guilty!
Fin…
12 May - An innocent man is charged with treason
11 May - Henry VIII accuses the clergy of treason
On this day in Tudor history, 11th May 1533, Henry VIII made himself an enemy of the English clergy by accusing them of being traitors.
Wny? What was going on? What happened next?
Find out from histo…
10 May - Henry VIII's first marriage is nearly annulled
On this day in Tudor history, 10th May 1533, the Great Matter, Henry VIII's quest for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, neared its conclusion.
Find out what happened on this day in…
9 May - A proxy wedding for Marie de Guise and James V
On this day in Tudor history, 9th May 1538, Marie de Guise, or Mary of Guise, got married to King James V of Scotland. However, the groom was not present.
Find out more in this #TudorHistoryShorts f…
8 May - A goodly sight for Henry VIII
25 Interesting facts about Catherine Parr
7 May - Bodies make a tapestry
On this day in Tudor history, 7th May 1560, English troops suffered a heavy defeat at the siege of Leith. What was this siege all about? And who described their dead bodies as a fair tapestry?
Find…
6 May - The end of the Beaufort male line
On this day in Tudor history, 6th May 1471, Edmund Beaufort was executed at Tewkesbury following the Lancastrian defeat at the Battle of Tewkesbury during the Wars of the Roses.
How did he come to be…
Did Thomas Culpeper have a brother called Thomas and was Catherine Howard pregnant?
5 May - Henry Sidney