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Tudor Minute January 18

Tudor Minute January 18
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for January 18. Today in 1485 Henry VII married Elizabeth of York. Henry was the newly crowned King of England after defeating Elizabeth’s uncle, Richard III, at Bosworth field. Elizabeth was the daughter of…

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Tudor Minute December 15 - Katherine of Aragon is coming into the world

Tudor Minute December 15 - Katherine of Aragon is coming into the world
Today in 1485 Isabella of Castile was in labor with her daughter, Katherine of Aragon, who was born overnight. Throughout her pregnancy, Isabell...

Tudor Minute December 14: RIP James V

December 14 1542
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for December 14. Today in 1542 James V of Sc...

Tudor Minute December 11: Aftermath of Executions

Tudor Minute December 11: Aftermath of Executions
Today in 1541 London was reeling from the executions of Thomas Culpepper and Francis Dereham, that happened yesterday. Dereham had been arrested...

Tudor Minute December 8 – Happy Birthday, Mary Queen of Scots

Tudor Minute December 8 – Happy Birthday, Mary Queen of Scots
  Happy Birthday, Mary Queen of Scots! Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for Decem...

Tudor Minute December 7: Happy Birthday Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley

Tudor Minute December 7: Happy Birthday Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley
Today is the birthday of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, who was the grandson of Margaret Tudor by her second husband, Archibald Douglas. While he ...

Tudor Minute December 3: Henry Gives Temporary Grace

Tudor Minute December 3: Henry Gives Temporary Grace
  Today in 1536 Henry proclaimed that the rebels in the Pilgrimage of Grace would be offered a pardon if they submitted to Henry’s officers in th...

Tudor Minute December 1: Happy Birthday Margaret of Austria

Tudor Minute December 1: Happy Birthday Margaret of Austria
  Today in 1530 Margaret of Austria died. She is remembered as one of the group of women rulers that were so prominent in the early 16th century ...

Tudor Minute November 30: Happy Birthday Philip Sidney

Tudor Minute November 30: Happy Birthday Philip Sidney
   Today in 1554 Philip Sidney was born. He was a poet, writer, scholar, courtier, and soldier. He is most famous for his poetry, like The Countes...

Tudor Minute November 26: Happy Anniversary Henry and Mary

Tudor Minute November 26: Happy Anniversary Henry and Mary
Today is the anniversary of Henry Fitzroy and Lady Mary Howard, married at Hampton Court Palace. Henry was the acknowledged illegitimate son of ...

November 21 - RIP John Knox

November 21 - RIP John Knox
  Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for November 24. Today in 1572 John Knox died....

Tudor Minute November 23: Elizabeth leaves Hatfield House

Tudor Minute November 23: Elizabeth leaves Hatfield House
  Today in 1558 Elizabeth I left Hatfield House, where she had been living as Princess, on her way to London, traveling as Queen. Her train of fo...