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Tudor Minute August 2: Anniversary of the Battle of Cornwall
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for August 2. Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Cornwall, in 1595. This was part of the ongoing war with Spain that saw the invasion attempt of the Spanish Armada in 1588.…
Tudor Minute August 1: Happy Birthday Edward Kelley
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for August 1. Today is the birthday of Edward Kelley, a close associate to John Dee. A few weeks ago when we talked about Dee we discussed how this period saw the merger of…
Tudor Minute July 31: Kett’s Rebellion starts to turn
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for July 31. Today in 1549 the rebellion in Norfolk we call Kett’s Rebellion was starting to turn for the government. Initially the rebellion started over land enclosures, which was the process of closing…
Tudor Minute July 30: Henry goes on holiday
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for July 30. Today in 1541 Henry VIII and Catherine Howard left for their progress to the North. Henry wanted to meet with his nephew, James V of Scotland, and also show just how…
Tudor Minute July 26: England preps for a Spanish invasion
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for July 26. On July 26 1588 England was preparing for the invasion of the Spanish Armada by mustering 4000 men at Tilbury Fort built in Essex on the Thames Estuary. Tilbury Fort had…
Tudor Minute July 25: Happy Anniversary Mary and Philip
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for July 25. Mary Tudor married Philip of Spain. As we talked about last week, this wound up being a pretty sad marriage, and my heart truly goes out to Mary. She fancied him…
Tudor Minute July 24: Mary Queen of Scots abdicates
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for July 24. Today in 1567, while imprisoned at Lochleven Castle in Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate in favor of her one year old son, who became King James VI…
Tudor Minute July 23: Printer John Day dies
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for July 23. Today in 1584 John Day died. He was an English Protestant printer, and specialised in printing and distributing Protestant literature and pamphlets. Though he produced many smaller books like psalms and…
Episode 108: Mary Tudor, Queen of France
In this episode Melita Thomas from Tudor Times talks about Mary, the French Queen. Here are the resources we talked about: Books: (Amazon Associate links – you pay the same price, and the podcast gets a commission – hooray!) La Reigne Blanche: A Life in Letters from Sarah Bryson…
Tudor Minute July 20: Prince Philip arrives to meet his bride
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for July 20. On July 20 1554 Prince Philip arrived in England to marry Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII. Mary’s love life, like much in the rest of her life, was sad, and…
Tudor Minute July 19: Mary Rose Sinks
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for July 19. Today in 1545 Henry VIII’s flagship The Mary Rose sank while engaged with the French in The Battle of the Solent. Henry VIII is credited for building up a modern English…
Tudor Minute July 18: RIP Kat Ashley
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for July 18. Today in 1565 Kat Ashley died. Kat Ashley is remembered in popular culture as Elizabeth I’s governess, as well as her dear friend, almost like a mother figure to her after…