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Tudor Minute March 14, 1471: Thomas Mallory Dies
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for March 14. Today in 1471 Thomas Mallory died. He is famous for having written Le Morte d’Arthur in prison, the same year of his death. Mallory took the famous ideas of King Arthur…
Tudor Minute March 13, 1619: Richard Burbage Dies
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for March 13. Today in 1619 Richard Burbage died. He was a founding father of the Elizabethan Theater, the most famous actor of his time. But he was also an entrepreneur, owning theaters, and…
Tudor Minute March 12, 1628: Composer John Bull Dies
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for March 12. Today in 1628 the composer John Bull died in Antwerp, in the Spanish Netherlands. He is one of the English composers who bridged the gap between purely Renaissance music, and the…
Tudor Minute March 9, 1566: The Assassination of David Rizzio
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for March 9. Today in 1566 Mary Queen of Scots’ secretary, David Rizzio, was assassinated in her presence while she was pregnant with the future James VI. At about 8pm on the night of…
Tudor Minute March 8, 1539: Carew Loses his Head
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for March 8. Today in 1539 Nicholas Carew was beheaded in London. He had been found guilty for conspiracy with plotting with Cardinal Reginald Pole, one of the last line of Yorkists, who also…
Tudor Minute, February 27: Trade with Russia
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for February 27. Today in 1557 the first Russian ambassador, Osep Gregoriwich Napea, arrived in London. Trade with the Russians had been going on for several years since the first voyage of discovery searching…
Tudor Minute February 23, 1554
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for February 23. Today in 1554 Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, was executed on Tower Hill, 11 days after his daughter, Lady Jane Grey. He had joined Wyatt’s Rebellion, which had protested against Mary…
Episode 098: Malta and Lepanto
Links: BBC In Our Time on Malta http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09l1wmr BBC In Our Time on Lepanto: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06nrqv8 Poem by James VI/I http://www.bartleby.com/262/5.html History of the Turks by Knolles https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/description-of-the-battle-of-lepanto-in-knolless-history-of-the-turks Transcript Hello and welcome to the Renaissance English History Podcast, a part of the Agora Podcast Network. I’m your host, Heather Teysko,…
Tudor Minute February 22: RIP Henry Duke of Cornwall
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for February 22. Today in 1511 Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon’s son, Henry, Duke of Cornwall, died at just 52 days old. He was the heir that Henry needed, and both parents were…
Tudor Minute February 21, 1595: RIP Robert Southwell
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for February 21. Today in 1595 Robert Southwell was executed. He was a Jesuit priest who had been arrested three years earlier, had been tortured, and finally executed today. Though his family had always…
Tudor Minute February 20, 1547: Edward VI is crowned
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for February 20. Today in 1547 Henry VIII’s son Edward was crowned Edward VI. He was only nine years old, so the festivities must have seemed awe inspiring to him at the time.…
Tudor Minute February 19, 1592: The Rose Opens
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for February 19. Today in 1592 the Rose Theater opened in London. It was the fourth of the public theaters to be opened in London as the popularity of plays grew, and it was…