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
- 1042
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
April 13 - Too lenient a gaoler
On this day in Tudor history, 13th April 1557, in the reign of Queen Mary I, John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos of Sudeley, landowner, soldier and Lieutenant of the Tower of London, died at his home, Su…
00:07:51 |
Sun 12 Apr 2020
April 12 - The Earl of Oxford, Elizabeth I's love child?
On this day in Tudor history, 12th April 1550, in the reign of King Edward VI, courtier and poet, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was born.
In today's talk, Tudor history author Claire Ridgway…
00:11:07 |
Sat 11 Apr 2020
April 11 - Victory for Anne Boleyn, finally!
On this day in Tudor history, 11th April 1533, Good Friday, King Henry VIII informed his council that Anne Boleyn, the woman he'd married in January 1533, was his rightful wife and queen, and should …
00:11:34 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
April 10 - The Gregorian Calendar versus the Julian Calendar
On this day in Tudor history, 10th April 1585, Pope Gregory XIII died from a fever. He was succeeded by Pope Sixtus V.
Pope Gregory is known for his reform of the calendar. He introduced what is no…
00:06:50 |
Thu 09 Apr 2020
April 9 - Catherine Willoughby's second husband
On this day in Tudor history, 9th April 1582, Richard Bertie, member of Parliament, evangelical, and second husband of Catherine Willoughby (other married name Brandon), Duchess of Suffolk, died at B…
00:08:45 |
Wed 08 Apr 2020
April 8 - The Second Martin
On this day in Tudor history, 8th April 1586, leading Lutheran theologian Martin Chemnitz died in Braunschweig in Germany. He was aged 66.
Martin Chemnitz is known as the Second Martin, with the mo…
00:06:07 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
April 7 - Robert Aske, the rebel leader
On this day in Tudor history, 7th April 1537, Robert Aske and Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy, were sent to the Tower of London.
Both Aske and Darcy had been involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace rebe…
00:10:11 |
Mon 06 Apr 2020
April 6 - The serial secret husband
On this day in history, 6th April 1621, in the Stuart period, Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, died at Netley in Hampshire. He was aged around 81 at his death.
Now, Hertford is known for his s…
00:11:36 |
Sun 05 Apr 2020
April 5 - The Pope was wrong...
On this day in Tudor history, 5th April 1533, the English Church's legislative body, Convocation, ruled that the pope was wrong and that Henry VIII was right, i.e. it ruled that the Pope had no power…
00:03:51 |
Sat 04 Apr 2020
April 4 - William Strachey and Shakespeare's The Tempest
On this day in Tudor history, 4th April 1572, William Strachey, writer and historian of Virginia, was born in Saffron Walden in Essex, England.
Strachey's account of the 1609 shipwreck of the Sea Ve…
Strachey's account of the 1609 shipwreck of the Sea Ve…
00:05:52 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
April 3 - Peace between Elizabeth I, France and the Empire
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd April 1559, the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis was signed between King Henry II of France and King Philip II of Spain. The previous day, 2nd April 1559, it had been signe…
00:04:47 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
April 2 - The death of Prince Arthur
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd April 1502, Arthur, Prince of Wales, son and heir of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, died at Ludlow Castle. He was just fifteen years old, and had only been ma…
00:05:05 |
Wed 01 Apr 2020
April 1 - William Harvey, his experiments and blood circulation
On this day in Tudor history, 1st April 1578, English physician William Harvey, was born in Folkestone, Kent. Harvey has gone down in history as being the man who discovered the circulation of blood,…
00:06:01 |
Tue 31 Mar 2020
March 31 - John Donne, the bell tolls for thee
On this day in history, 31st March 1631, the Tudor and Stuart metaphysical poet, satirist, lawyer and clergyman John Donne died.
Donne had an amazing career, going on voyages, serving as a royal ch…
00:05:51 |
Mon 30 Mar 2020
March 30 - Thomas Cranmer and his protestation
On this day in Tudor history, 30th March 1533, at the Passion Sunday service, Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury.
His consecration was not like those…
00:04:34 |
Sun 29 Mar 2020
March 29 - Children encourage John Laurence at his sad end
On this day in Tudor history, 29th March 1555, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Protestant and former Dominican priest, John Laurence, was burned at the stake for heresy in Colchester.
At his burning,…
00:03:48 |
Sat 28 Mar 2020
March 28 - The amazing Raphael
This day in history, 28th March 1483, is one of the dates out forward as the birthdate of Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, or Raphael as he is known, the Italian Renaissance artist and architect.
Did y…
00:03:49 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
March 27 - Arrangements are made for Prince Arthur to marry Catherine of Aragon
On this day in Tudor history, 27th March 1489, the Treaty of Medina del Campo was signed between England and Spain. One part of it was the arrangement of the marriage between Arthur, Prince of Wales,…
00:05:05 |
Thu 26 Mar 2020
March 26 - Robert Carey and his eventful ride to King James
On this day in history, late on 26th March 1603, two days after the death of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Robert Carey arrived at Holyrood in Edinburgh, Scotland, to inform King James VI that Queen Elizabe…
00:05:34 |
Wed 25 Mar 2020
March 25 - Margaret Clitherow, the Pearl of York, and her awful end
On this day in Tudor history, 25th March 1586, Good Friday and also Lady Day, the Feast of the Annunciation, Catholic martyr Margaret Clitherow (née Middleton), known as “the Pearl of York”, was pres…
00:07:08 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
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