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Supplemental April 1: Robin, Eric, and the Springtime Duel
In this short Supplemental Episode I share a story I just discovered about a duel between Eric of Sweden, and Robert Dudley. Recent research has recently discovered this happened, and I wanted to be one of the first to bring it to you! Read on for the transcript. Remember, if…
This week in Tudor History: March 30 edition
The news cycle is fast, and it’s hard to keep up with our favorite interests and topics! That’s why once a week I make up this post with the top stories that have caught my attention. Listen to: the music of Robert Johnson, a mysterious Scottish composer who found favor…
Tudor Minute March 30: Mary I makes a will
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for March 30. Today in 1558 Mary I made her will. She believed she was pregnant and would soon give birth, yet another of her phantom pregnancies. But her will is an interesting window…
Episode 100! The Tudors: Just Like Us
Episode 100 of the Renaissance English History Podcast is The Tudors: Just Like Us! Listen below, or read the transcript, and check out the links for more information. Remember, if you like this show, there are two main ways you can support it. First (and free!) you can leave a review…
Tudor Minute March 29: Happy Anniversary Mary Dudley
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for March 29. Today is the anniversary of Mary Dudley – oldest daughter of John Dudley, and Henry Sidney, probably a love match. She was one of the ladies in waiting on Queen Elizabeth,…
Cromwell’s fall through Fake Text Messages
As we know, poor Cromwell’s downfall came after Henry couldn’t stand his “Flanders Mare” any longer and Cromwell’s enemies seized on Henry’s anger, and had him accused of treason. Henry married his fifth wife on the very same day Cromwell was executed. Not cool, Henry. Not cool. So let’s have…
Tudor Minute March 27, 1489: Treaty of Medina del Campo
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for March 27. Today in 1489 England and Spain signed the Treaty of Medina del Campo, which dealt in part with the marriage of the Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon with the English prince…
Music for Holy Week
We are in Holy Week right now, the final week in Lent, in which Christians the world over meditate on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the redemption from sin, and drawing closer to God. This period leads up to the Easter celebration of renewal of life, and rebirth of the…
Tudor Minute March 26, 1546: Thomas Elyot Dies
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for March 26. Today in 1546 Thomas Elyot died. Born around 1490, he was a diplomat and scholar, but is most known for his treatise on health, The Castel of Health, which he published…
This week in Tudor News: March 23
The news cycle is fast, and it’s tough to keep up with everything going on, right? So I try to distill the week’s news every weekend, with some highlights of Tudor themed stories that caught my eye. Here are some of the most interesting stories that caught my eye this…
Tudor Minute March 23, 1534: First Act of Succession
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for March 23. Today in 1534 Parliament passed the First Act of Succession. It made official that Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon was void (thereby delegitimizing their daughter Mary), that Henry’s marriage to…
Tudor Minute March 22, 1519: Katherine Willoughby was born
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for March 22. Today in 1519 Katherine Willoughby was born. While she is most known for having married Charles Brandon after his first wife, Mary, Henry VIII’s sister had died (and Katherine had been…