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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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Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for August 24. Today in 1595 Thomas Digges died. He was an astronomer and mathematician, and was raised by the famous scientist/occultist John Dee after his father died. Digges was the first to expound…

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Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for February 1. Today is the anniversary of Mary I’s speech at the Guildhall to rally her troops against Wyatt’s Rebellion. Wyatt’s rebels were advancing on London, and Mary wanted to get her people…

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When it comes to the Age of Exploration and Conquest in the 16th century, we often think of the Americas, but there was also a conquest of another sort happening in Ireland. Book Recommendation: Elizabeth I and Ireland Rough Transcript: The Tudors in Ireland [advertisement insert here: if you like…

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Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for January 28. Today we mark the birth of the founder of the Tudor Dynasty, Henry Tudor, the future Henry VII, born at Pembroke Castle today in 1457. He was the son of Edmund…

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Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for January 25. Today in 1533 Henry VIII got married to Anne Boleyn in secret. She was already pregnant with Elizabeth, and the ceremony took place in the middle of the night, just before…

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We’re back with Watching the Tudors, and in this episode we break down the story behind Season 3 Episode 2, in which the Pilgrimage of Grace heats up, Henry gives a not-so-subtle threat to Jane, and Brandon is conflicted. Also, Thomas Cromwell is having a rough time. More Resources:Tony Riches…

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Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for January 24. Today is the anniversary of Henry VIII’s most famous jousting accident, in 1536. It was actually his second jousting accident – the first one, 20 years earlier, had just left a…

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Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for January 22. Today in 1561 Francis Bacon was born. He was a philosopher, statesman, scientist, orator, and author. He was both an Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. And even after…

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Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for January 21. Today in 1556 we mark the passing of Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial Ambassador to England from 1529 to 1545, who is remembered as a close confidant of Katherine of Aragon, and…

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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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Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for January 17. Today in 1562 Catherine de Medici of France issued the Edict of St. Germain. This was the official recognition in France of the French Protestants, or Huguenots, and it tried to…

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