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Tudor Minute May 3: Happy Birthday Machiavelli

Tudor Minute May 3: Happy Birthday Machiavelli
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for May 3. Today is the birthday of Niccolo Machi...

Tudor Minute May 2: Anne gets terrifying news

Tudor Minute May 2: Anne gets terrifying news
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for May 2. Today in 1536 Henry Norris, Henry VIII’...

Tudor Minute May 1: The Evil May Day Riots

Tudor Minute May 1: The Evil May Day Riots
  Today in 1517 we saw the Evil May Day Riots. Two weeks previously a Dr Bell preached a sermon against immigrants who were coming to England to t...

Tudor Minute April 30: Henry and Anne Argue

Tudor Minute April 30: Henry and Anne Argue
Hello friend! Here's today's Tudor Minute, with the embedded player above, and a YouTube link in case it doesn't show up in your email. Remembe...

Tudor Minute April 29: RIP Thomas Cooper

Tudor Minute April 29: RIP Thomas Cooper
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for April 29. Today we mark the death of Thomas C...

Tudor Minute April 26: Anne commends Elizabeth to Matthew Parker

Tudor Minute April 26: Anne commends Elizabeth to Matthew Parker
----- Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for April 26. Today in 1536, Anne Boleyn ...

Tudor Minute April 25: Katherine Parr is a published author

Tudor Minute April 25: Katherine Parr is a published author
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for April 25. Today in 1544 Queen Katherine Parr...

Tudor Minute April 24: Happy Anniversary Mary and Francis

Tudor Minute April 24: Happy Anniversary Mary and Francis
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for April 24. Today is the wedding anniversary i...

Throwback Episode: Melita Thomas at the Tudor Summit - Happy Birthday Mary Tudor

Throwback Episode: Melita Thomas at the Tudor Summit - Happy Birthday Mary Tudor
To celebrate the birthday of Mary Tudor, today we have an audio of the video of Melita talking about Mary, and her relationship with her father Hen...

Tudor Minute February 15: Happy Birthday Galileo

Tudor Minute February 15: Happy Birthday Galileo
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for February 15. Today in 1564 Galileo Galilei wa...

Episode 118: Will you be my Valentine?

Episode 118: Will you be my Valentine?
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Tudor Minute February 1: Mary I speaks

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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