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Tudor Minute December 20 – the Howards are falling
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for December 20. Today in 1541 Agnes Tilney was imprisoned in the Tower of London. She was 64 years old, and the reason she was in prison was because of the lax care she…
December 19 – I saw three ships go sailing away
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for December 19. Today in 1606, just three years after Elizabeth’s death, three ships left England.They were called the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery, and they were carrying the settlers who would…
Tudor Minute December 18
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for December 18. Today is a big day in religious martyrs. Today in 1555 John Philpott, a Protestant martyr, was burned at Smithfield, as Mary I tried to bring England back into the Catholic…
Tudor Minute December 15 – Catherine of Aragon is coming into the world
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for December 15. Today in 1485 Isabella of Castile was in labor with her daughter, Katherine of Aragon, who was born overnight. Throughout her pregnancy, Isabella was traveling around in Andalucia fighting the Moors.…
Tudor Minute December 14 – RIP James V
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for December 14. Today in 1542 James V of Scotland died, after becoming ill when his army was defeated at the Battle of Solway Moss about three weeks before. He had already taken to…
Tudor Minute December 13 – Bon Voyage, Sir Francis
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for December 13. Today in 1577 Francis Drake left for his voyage around the world. He would go on to successfully circumnavigate the globe, the first English explorer to do so, on a…
Tudor Minute December 12 – Happy Birthday Anne of Denmark
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for December 12. Today in 1574 Anne of Denmark was born. She would become the Queen Consort of James VI/I and would become Queen of England. She was born at Skanderborg Castle in Denmark,…
Episode 094: Gresham, The Royal Exchange, and England’s First Mall
Episode 094 of the Renaissance English History Podcast was on Thomas Gresham and the Royal Exchange, England’s first shopping mall. (remember, if you like this show, there are a few ways you can help it succeed. The easiest – and free – is to leave a rating on iTunes. It…
Tudor Minute December 11: Katherine Howard awaits her fate
Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for December 11. Today in 1541 London (and Katherine Howard) was reeling from the executions of Thomas Culpepper and Francis Dereham, that happened yesterday. Dereham had been arrested after Thomas Cranmer let Henry know…
A Look at Bernard Cornwell’s New Book Fools and Mortals
In the historical fiction genre, very few have made a mark like Bernard Cornwell. With his rich and celebrated bibliography, there is no doubt that Cornwell’s works have inspired readers to learn more about history. In my history reading room round-up, already praised Cornwell’s take on the Anglo-Saxon period: “Bernard…
Tudor Minute December 8 – Happy Birthday, Mary Queen of Scots
Happy Birthday, Mary Queen of Scots! Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for December 8. It’s been a week of Mary, Queen of Scots, and that’s set to continue today, as it’s her birthday. She was born in 1542, the…
Tudor Minute December 7 – Happy Birthday Lord Darnley
Tudor Minute December 7 Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for December 7. Today is the birthday of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, who was the grandson of Margaret Tudor by her second husband, Archibald Douglas. While he had a claim…