December 11 - Robert Dudley's lover and mother of his son

December 11 - Robert Dudley's lover and mother of his son

On this day in history, 11th December 1608, one of Queen Elizabeth I’s former ladies and a lover of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. Her name was Douglas Sheffield (née Howard), Lady Sheffield, and she was the mother of Leicester's illegitimate son, Sir Robert Dudley. Find out more about Douglas Sheffield, who claimed to be Leicester's legal wife, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History". You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/rhP-Z89CbEg You can find Claire at: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com https://www.tudorsociety.com https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/ https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/ https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/

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The Hever Roundel Portrait of Anne Boleyn - #portraittuesday

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James Beinham and his bed of roses - MondayMartyr

James Beinham and his bed of roses - MondayMartyr

This week's Monday Martyr is reformer James Bainham, who was burnt at the stake at Smithfield on 30th April 1532, in the reign of King Henry VIII. #henryviii #toweroflondon #tudorhistory #reformation ...

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Protestant William Flower - MondayMartyr

Protestant William Flower - MondayMartyr

This week's #mondaymartyr is Protestant martyr William Flower (known also as Branch) who was burnt at the stake for heresy at St Margaret's Church in Westminster, London, on this day in Tudor history,...

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From Spare to Heir - How things changed for Henry VIII in 1502

This short video is based on the livestream I did called “The Making of a King: Henry VIII’s Education and Upbringing”, in which I mentioned how Henry’s education changed when he went from spare to he...

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The Tudors in their own words - Happy Christmas from Thomas Tusser

The Tudors in their own words - Happy Christmas from Thomas Tusser

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The Tudors in their own words - Lady Jane Grey

The Tudors in their own words - Lady Jane Grey

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The Tudors in their own words - Elizabeth I about Mary, Queen of Scots

The Tudors in their own words - Elizabeth I about Mary, Queen of Scots

In today's "The Tudors in their own words", historian Claire Ridgway shares words from Queen Elizabeth I regarding a woman known as her nemesis, Mary, Queen of Scots.

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The Tudors in their own words - Queen Elizabeth I about Edward de Vere

The Tudors in their own words - Queen Elizabeth I about Edward de Vere

In today's "The Tudors in their own words", historian Claire Ridgway shares a funny story and quote from Queen Elizabeth I regarding Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.

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