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
The Tudor Survivor Who Bent Like Willow
William Paulet and how he served FOUR monarchs & kept his head
In Tudor England, where one wrong move could mean the Tower, how did one man manage to serve four monarchs and die peacefully in his 90s…
00:06:47 |
Sun 09 Mar 2025
What If Catherine of Aragon Had Gone to a Nunnery?
What if Catherine of Aragon had stepped aside and entered a nunnery? Could it have saved her daughter Mary’s legitimacy? Would Anne Boleyn have had a son? And most importantly—would England have rema…
00:07:26 |
Sat 08 Mar 2025
Did Elizabeth I Poison Herself? The Truth About Tudor Makeup!
Did Elizabeth I really poison herself with lead makeup? It’s a Tudor myth! While Venetian ceruse—white lead makeup—did exist, there’s no real evidence the Queen actually used it. So where did this gh…
00:05:33 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Treason, Faith & Betrayal
Germain Gardiner and the Prebendaries' Plot
In the 1540s, England was a nation in religious turmoil, and those who resisted Henry VIII’s supremacy over the church risked everything. I uncover the…00:06:53 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
Henry VIII’s Loyal but Ruthless Servant
On 6th March 1547, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton and former Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII, suffered a dramatic fall from power, losing the Great Seal of his Lord Chancellorship. But was…
00:05:10 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
The Man Who Gave Us the × Symbol
Imagine a world without the × symbol for multiplication, sin and cos in trigonometry, or even the slide rule—a tool that shaped centuries of science and engineering. Meet William Oughtred, the Tudor-…
00:03:30 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
The Tragic Fate of Christopher Bales
On this day in Tudor history, 4th March 1590, Christopher Bales met a brutal and unjust end on the streets of London. His crime? Simply being a Catholic priest. Under Elizabeth I’s strict anti-Cathol…
00:04:15 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
A Risky Love
Margaret Tudor’s Third Marriage. On this day in Tudor history, 3rd March 1528, Margaret Tudor—sister of Henry VIII and widow of James IV of Scotland—tied the knot for the third time. But was this her…
00:04:00 |
Sun 02 Mar 2025
If I Could Ask Henry VIII’s Wives ONE Question...
If you could travel back in time and ask one of Henry VIII’s wives a single question, what would it be?
This week’s Sunday Quick Q&A tackles a fascinating “what if” scenario, and I just couldn’t resi…
00:02:52 |
Sat 01 Mar 2025
Elizabeth I's coronation date came from the stars!
Did Elizabeth I’s coronation date come from the stars?
On 15th January 1559, she was crowned Queen of England—but this wasn’t just a political decision. The famed astrologer John Dee carefully selec…
00:02:21 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
The Reformer Who Was Burned… After Death!
On this day, 28th February 1551, Martin Bucer—a theologian and reformer whose influence stretched across Europe—died in Cambridge. But his story didn’t end there…
Six years later, under Queen Mary …
00:08:20 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Priest Harbourers in Tudor England
The Women Who Risked It All. They defied the law. They risked everything. And they paid with their lives.
On 27th February 1601, Anne Line was executed for harbouring a Catholic priest. But she was…
00:07:50 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
The Theatrical Patron with Boleyn Blood
He was the grandson of Mary Boleyn, a trusted courtier of Elizabeth I, and a patron of Shakespeare’s acting company—but history has largely overlooked George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon.
Born into B…
00:05:47 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
The Forgotten Spencer Woman with Royal Connections
She was the wife of a Boleyn descendant, the patron of some of Elizabeth I’s greatest minds, and a member of the powerful Spencer dynasty—the same family as Princess Diana. Yet history has largely fo…
00:03:30 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Murder, Betrayal & Power
The Scandalous Life of Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton
A suspected traitor, a royal insider, and a man linked to one of the most shocking murder plots of the 17th century—Henry Howard, Earl of No…
00:05:40 |
Sun 23 Feb 2025
The Surprisingly Gross History of Tudor Toilets
When nature called in Tudor times, where did people go? The answer might surprise (or horrify) you! From Henry VIII’s velvet-covered 'throne' to communal "houses of easement" and gong scourers wading…
00:06:08 |
Sat 22 Feb 2025
The Tudors Were NOT Filthy
Think the Tudors were covered in dirt and never washed? Think again!
While they didn’t have hot showers or fancy soaps, they had their own clever ways of staying clean—some of which might surprise yo…
00:04:28 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
A Tudor Love Story Gone Wrong
The Tragic Tale of Katherine Grey. On this day in Tudor history, 21st February 1568, Lady Katherine Grey was laid to rest.
Born into royal blood, she was a cousin of Elizabeth I and the sister of Lad…
00:04:54 |
Thu 20 Feb 2025
The Forgotten Tudor Woman Who Witnessed It All!
She served all of Henry VIII’s queens, navigated the treacherous world of court politics, and became the closest confidante of England’s last Tudor queen consort—yet history has largely forgotten her…
00:05:28 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
The Royal Rebel Who Defied Kings and Queens
On 19th February 1567, while imprisoned in the Tower of London, Lady Margaret Douglas received devastating news—her son, Lord Darnley, had been brutally murdered at Kirk o’ Field. But this was more t…
00:06:49 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
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