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May 5, 2018 at 8:15pm   Episode: Most Fearless Women in Tudor England   I recently finished reading a couple of books about Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII and Queen of France; it got me thinking about how fearless some of these women in the Tudor period really were. By today’s standards they would not be considered as brave (depending on what part of the world you live in of course), but in 16th century England the things these women did may have been considered reckless and disobedient by their male counterparts. -----  Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

5 Touko 201819min

Apr 15, 2018 at 3:04pm   Tudor Questions Answered   Who killed the princes in the Tower? Did Anne of Cleves have children? Did Elizabeth I equate sleep with death? This episode is a work of collaboration of answers from some of my favorite Tudorphiles: Melita Thomas, Claire Ridgway, Wendy J. Dunn, Sarah Bryson, Tony Riches, Natalia Richards, Heather Darsie and Seamus O'Calellaigh.   Melita Thomas: Tudor Times (Facebook); The King's Pearl  Claire Ridgway: Books , The Anne Boleyn Files Wendy J. Dunn: Books , Falling Pomegranate Seeds  Sarah Bryson: Books , La Reine Blanche  Tony Riches: Books , Mary - Tudor Princes  Natalia Richards: Falcon's Rise  Heather Darsie: Maidens and Manuscripts  Seamus O'Calellaigh: Pustules, Pestilence and Pain: Tudor Treatments and Ailments of Henry VIII  -----  Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  ------------------------------------------------------------

15 Huhti 201820min

Apr 2, 2018 at 12:37pm   Episode: Edward VI's Regency Council   After producing my series on Lady Jane Grey I thought I should step back a bit and look at the beginning of Edward VI's reign. As many of you already know I have an obsession with Thomas Seymour - it is at the time of Edward accession to the throne that things began to sour for Thomas Seymour...where he may have foresaw great favor and wealth, realty brought him much less. Thomas Seymour was not even trusted by King Henry VIII to be on the regency council of his own nephew. This episode will focus on the events that occurred prior to King Henry VIII's death and will end with each of the sixteen men on the council and a bit about them. I would also like to take a minute to apologize for the slaughtering of English place names, surnames and events -- I didn't realize until after the fact that I may have done a bit more research on how to pronounce a few things - my apologies, in advance. -----  Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  ------------------------------------------------------------ Sources/References: Acts of the Privy Council of England, Volume 2 Craik, George Lillie & Charles MacFarlane. "The pictorial history of England during the reign of George the Third: being a history of the people, as well as a history of the kingdom. Illustrated with several hundred woodcuts, Volume 2".  De Lisle, Leanda. "Tudor" Hutchinson, Robert. "The Last Days of Henry VIII" Lipscomb, Suzannah. "The King is Dead" Scard, Margaret. "Edward Seymour" Tytler, Patrick Fraser. "England Under the Reigns of Edward VI and Mary, With Contemporary History of Europe, Illustrated in a Series of Original Letters Never Before Printed: with Historical Introductions and Biographical and Critical Notes; in Two Volumes." Wagner, John A., Susan Walter Schmid. "Encyclopedia of Tudor England"

2 Huhti 201826min

Mar 16, 2018 at 7:34pm   The Life of Lady Jane Grey (Part Three)   The life of Lady Jane Grey has been told many times. Most of the stories mention an abusive home where Jane felt trapped. But they do not often make you feel like you are getting a glimpse at the real Jane.  My series on Jane will hopefully open your eyes to interesting bits you did not know.  -- Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources/References: De Lisle, Leanda. 'Three Sisters Who Would Be Queen'.  Ives, Eric. 'Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery'. Tallis, Nicole. 'Crown of Blood'. Jane Grey - The Tudor Society Monarch Series (Book 4)  Green, Mary Anne Everett Letters of royal and illustrious ladies of Great Britain, from the commencement of the twelfth century to the close of the reign of Queen Mary; Published 1846  Nichols, John Gough  The chronicle of Queen Jane, and of two years of Queen Mary, and especially of the rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyatt

16 Maalis 201827min

Mar 4, 2018 at 1:50pm   The Life of Lady Jane Grey (Part Two)   The life of Lady Jane Grey has been told many times. Most of the stories mention an abusive home where Jane felt trapped. But they do not often make you feel like you are getting a glimpse at the real Jane.  My series on Jane will hopefully open your eyes to interesting bits you did not know.  -- Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources/References:  De Lisle, Leanda. 'Three Sisters Who Would Be Queen'.  Ives, Eric. 'Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery'. Tallis, Nicole. 'Crown of Blood'. Scard, Margaret. 'Edward Seymour: Lord Protector' Skidmore, Chris. 'Edward VI'

4 Maalis 201817min

Feb 16, 2018 at 7:22pm   The Life of Lady Jane Grey (Part One)   There were many reasons why I wanted to do a series on Lady Jane Grey.  1. February is the month she was executed 2. I have read 'Crown of Blood' by Nicola Tallis 3. I just finished 'Three Sisters Who Would Be Queen' by Leanda De Lisle 4. BBC recently had a series on her as well, so Jane is hot-topic this month. The life of Lady Jane Grey has been told many times. Most of the stories mention an abusive home where Jane felt trapped. But they do not often make you feel like you are getting a glimpse at the real Jane.  My series on Jane will hopefully open your eyes to interesting bits you did not know. -- Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources/References:  De Lisle, Leanda. 'Three Sisters Who Would Be Queen'.  Ives, Eric. 'Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery'. Tallis, Nicole. 'Crown of Blood'.

16 Helmi 201815min

Feb 4, 2018 at 1:42pm   Here is the last episode in the series on Elizabeth, Queen of England.  As this journey to discover the real Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England comes to an end I have decided to focus on two important women of the era. They were both female, both royal by birth and both Queens in their own right, but being cousins is what caused the most havoc in their lives of these two women. I am of course speaking of Elizabeth Tudor and Mary Stuart. Thank you to my current patrons - hear your special shout out at the end of show! -- Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

4 Helmi 201817min

Jan 14, 2018 at 2:25pm   In this week's episode we continue on with the life of Elizabeth Tudor.  As this journey to discover the real Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England continues I have decided to focus on the ladies who served in the Queen's household in this episode. In this series we work through important events in the life of Elizabeth to help me understand why so many of you love her so much.   Thank you to my current patrons - hear your special shout out in the show! Sources used for this podcast: Borman, Tracy. Elizabeth’s Woman (Bantam Books, 2009) MacCaffrey, Wallace T. The Shaping of the Elizabethan Regime - Elizabethan Politics, 1558-1572(Princeton University Press, 1968) Weir, Alison. The Life of Elizabeth I (Ballantine Books, 1998)  -- Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

14 Tammi 201822min