Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

por Claire Ridgway

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8 May - A goodly sight for Henry VIII

On this day in Tudor history, 8th May 1539, war panic led to a show of strength in London - an 11-hour procession of beautifully dressed and armed men, crowded streets and the shooting of guns. Why? What was this all about? Find out in this #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/w2b3srNnKJ0 -- Claire Ridgway Historian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society www.theanneboleynfiles.com www.tudorsociety.com www.elizabethfiles.com https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles http://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/ https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/

7 May - Bodies make a tapestry

On this day in Tudor history, 7th May 1560, English troops suffered a heavy defeat at the siege of Leith. What was this siege all about? And who described their dead bodies as a fair tapestry? Find out in this #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/VHIPfj7TUwE

6 May - The end of the Beaufort male line

On this day in Tudor history, 6th May 1471, Edmund Beaufort was executed at Tewkesbury following the Lancastrian defeat at the Battle of Tewkesbury during the Wars of the Roses. How did he come to be executed when he was in sanctuary, and why was this the end of the Beaufort line? What did this mean for the Lancastrians? You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/-Pl-vG-GgKY Find out in this #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.

5 May - Henry Sidney

On this day in Tudor history, 5th May 1586, courtier Sir Henry Sidney died. Find out more about Sidney, his offices and family, and where his body and heart were buried, in this #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/37uNbnzQT7o Find out about heart burial in this video - https://youtu.be/3781cs081V0

Did Thomas Culpeper have a brother called Thomas and was Catherine Howard pregnant?

Thank you so much to Sarah from the UK for her questions regarding Thomas Culpeper's brothers and sisters, and whether he really had a brother called Thomas Culpeper. Sarah also asked whether Catherine Howard had got pregnant before her marriage and whether she got pregnant during her marriage to Henry VIII. Could she even have been pregnant on the scaffold? Historian Claire Ridgway, who did start a book on Catherine Howard's fall, answers Sarah's questions and tells us a bit more about the two Thomas Culpepers, as well as rumours of Catherine's pregnancy in 1541. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/G1r3TtNebi8 -- Claire Ridgway Historian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society www.theanneboleynfiles.com www.tudorsociety.com www.elizabethfiles.com https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles http://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/ https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/

25 Interesting Facts about Catherine Howard

Catherine Howard was King Henry VIII's fifth wife. She was married to the king for less than two years, and was executed on 13th February 1542 after being found guilty of treason by attainder. We know her as the queen that did cheat on Henry VIII, but there is far more to her than that. Hear 25 interesting facts about Catherine in this talk from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/oZk7qtjg474 Book recommendation: Young and Fair and Damned by Gareth Russell, an excellent biography of Catherine Howard.

4 May - Bess of Hardwick

Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, who has gone down in history as Bess of Hardwick, was buried on this day in 1608. Find out a bit more about this fascinating Tudor lady in this #TudorHistoryShorts from Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/X49cwGJVagU You can find out even more about Bess in this video - https://youtu.be/zCehMXaVkqs

3 May - Cecily Neville, the Rose of Raby

On this day in history, 3rd May 1415, a woman who was the matriarch of the House of York and mother of two kings, was born. Her name was Cecily Neville. Find out about this Duchess of York, and how she is linked to royalty and the Tudors, in this #TudorHistoryShorts video from Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/k6M0SPP4xWU

2 May - Queen Anne Boleyn is arrested

On this day in Tudor history, 2nd May 1536, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the king's second wife, Anne Boleyn, was arrested. What happened on that day? What was she told? Where was she taken? Find out in this #TudorHistoryShorts video. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/2yabQth6dNg For a more detailed explanation, see https://youtu.be/ZJuAjJYzpcc

1 May - May Day

Today is May Day - Happy May Day! Did the Tudors celebrate May Day? If so, what did they do? Find out in this #TudorHistoryShorts video from Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/jOm6RXS0EMY

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