A pope who was kind to Jews, a Catholic martyr, an Elizabethan actor and a bishop who supported Welsh

In the second part of This week in Tudor history, historian Claire Ridgway talks about Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, who became Pope Leo X in 1513 and who was known as a patron of the Arts and his generosity to Jews, Christopher Bales, a Catholic priest and martyr from Elizabeth I’s reign; Richard Burbage,  an Elizabethan actor who was friends with William Shakespeare, and Arthur Bulkeley, a Tudor bishop who supported reform and the use of the Welsh language in sermons. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/IlgVzgw-GAw   11th March 1513 - Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici was proclaimed Pope Leo X.   12th March 1564 - The baptism of Roman Catholic priest and martyr Christopher Bales.   13th March 1619 - Death of Elizabethan actor, friend of William Shakespeare and theatre builder, Richard Burbage.   14th March 1553 - Death of Arthur Bulkeley, Bishop of Bangor, at his home in Bangor.   Other Tudor history events for these dates:   March 11 - William Warner, our English Homer - https://youtu.be/oFCIFbDA3Cg March 11 - The wonderful deathbed words of an Elizabethan poet - https://youtu.be/91dsiYAHuEE March 12 - The hidden remains of a treacherous monk - https://youtu.be/evs7ZvC2OoE March 12 - The death of Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn - https://youtu.be/KhiuvNMUiyY March 13 - A young horse causes the death of an old earl - https://youtu.be/U8HrJwKWpH0 March 13 - The hangings of conspirators Henry Cuffe and Sir Gelly Meyrick - https://youtu.be/igmANyHYDTw March 14 - A man who served 4 monarchs and kept his head - https://youtu.be/_Lrjhj8v-So March 14 - A mumbling judge causes problems - https://youtu.be/w2UTIzSv5uw
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Claire Ridgway
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