October 30 - Elizabeth I's favourite is driven to desperation

On this day in Tudor history, 30th October 1600, Queen Elizabeth I refused to renew Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex’s monopoly on sweet wines, saying that “an unruly horse must be abated of his provender, that he may be the easier and better managed.” It may not sound like a major event, but it was for Essex and it drove him to desperation and, ultimately, to the scaffold. Why? What was going on? How could the queen's refusal to renew this monopoly lead to Essex's undoing? Find out what was happened in 1600 and what happened next with the queen and her favourite, in today's talk from author and historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/9VN9mBBE_00 Also on this day in Tudor history, 30th October 1485, Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond and son of Lady Margaret Beaufort and the late Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, was crowned King Henry VII at Westminster Abbey in London. Henry VII had, of course, become king following the defeat of King Richard III's forces, and the death of Richard, at the Battle of Bosworth Field in August 1485. Find out about his coronation celebrations and his mother Lady Margaret Beaufort's reaction to his coronation, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/jQParnK6WWo More videos about Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex:

April 15 - The beginning of the end for Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex - https://youtu.be/qUWCwqudEzo
September 28 - Essex sees Elizabeth I without her mask of youth - https://youtu.be/m4Zlq8Ctm4w
25th February - The execution of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex - https://youtu.be/lQ0nFNgD74s
13th March- The hangings of conspirators Henry Cuffe and Sir Gelly Meyrick - https://youtu.be/igmANyHYDTw Claire is the founder of the Tudor Society, an online membership site for those who love Tudor history. There, you can learn from Claire and many other expert historians and authors, enjoy Tudor-focused magazines and live Q&A sessions with experts, and have access to all kinds of talks, articles, quizzes, virtual tours and more. Try it with a 14-day free trial - https://www.tudorsociety.com/signup/ Claire has written some bestselling Tudor history books: On This Day in Tudor History - https://amzn.to/3oceahH The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown - https://amzn.to/3m8KaSi George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat - https://amzn.to/2TdwyZr The Anne Boleyn Collection - https://amzn.to/3kiQc1T The Anne Boleyn Collection II - https://amzn.to/3o9LUwi The Anne Boleyn Collection III - https://amzn.to/3kiQc1T The Life of Anne Boleyn Colouring Books - https://amzn.to/3jkJ5Vz Claire has also done an online history course, The Life of Anne Boleyn, for MedievalCourses.com - https://medievalcourses.com/overview/life-anne-boleyn-mc06/ 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/