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Tudor Minute: February 2 – James Burbage, a Theater Patron
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for February 2. Today in 1597 the actor James Burbage was buried in Shoreditch. He is remembered as an actor, but also as an early theater entrepreneur. He built the Theater, an early Elizabethan…
Tudor Minute February 1: Mary Makes a Speech
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…
This Week in Tudor News: January 26 edition
The news cycle moves fast. It’s hard to keep up with the most important world events, much less anything you’re actually interested in. That’s why I’m here with the weekly roundup of Tudor news stories that caught my eye this week. The fabulous Nathen Amin lists must-see castles with Tudor…
Tudor Minute January 26, 1554: Mary Writes a letter
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for January 26. Today in 1554 Mary I wrote a letter to her half sister Princess Elizabeth, summoning her to court. She had been tipped off about Wyatt’s Rebellion, and suspected that Elizabeth had…
Tudor Minute, January 25, 1533: A Secret Wedding
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…
Episode 096: The Siege of Rhodes
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Tudor Minute January 24, 1536: Henry is injured
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…
Tudor Minute January 23: Retail Therapy
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for January 23. January 23, 1571 was when the first shopping mall in England, the Royal Exchange, opened. It is remembered as England’s first shopping mall, and it was a stroke of genius on…
Tudor Minute, January 22: Happy Birthday Francis Bacon
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for January 22. On January 22, 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…
Tudor Minute January 19
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for January 19. Today in 1547 Henry Howard, the Earl of Surrey, was beheaded. He had been close with Henry VIII’s illegitimate son Henry Fitzroy, and had been a high favorite in court. But…
This Week in Tudor News: January 19
Life gets busy – it’s hard to keep up with all the stories about our favorite time period making news. I’ve collected some of the most interesting stories that caught my eye this week, and post it every Friday. Here’s what’s new in Tudor England this week. But first, music.…
Folios, Quartos, and The Experiment of Printing Shakespeare
A Guest Post from Cassidy Cash – In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein the good doctor pieces together a human being from essentially, old parts. His science experiment of taking random pieces and putting them together gives way to new life. When modern editors of Shakespeare put together the copy of his plays…