Plays with wonderful titles, Sir Ralph Sadler's busy life, and a dying king makes his will
In this first part of This Week in Tudor History for week beginning 29th March, historian Claire Ridgway talks about William Wager, a playwright and clergyman who picked wonderful titles for his works...
28 Mar 202116min
16 Interesting facts about Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of King Henry VIII, the mother of Queen Mary I and the aunt of Emperor Charles V, but there are lots more interesting facts about this Tudor woman. In this tal...
27 Mar 20216min
Walter Ralegh's colonisation, a war over vestments, an earl who saved the day in 1536, and some burnings
In part two of this week in Tudor history, historian Claire Ridgway talks about Walter Ralegh (Raleigh) being given permission to colonise foreign lands in 1584; a disagreement over the wearing of ves...
24 Mar 202116min
Was Anne Boleyn treated as queen in the Tower of London?
Thank you so much to Edith and Lucy the dog for their excellent question regarding Anne Boleyn's imprisonment in the Tower of London in May 1536. In series like The Tudors, Anne Boleyn is shown bein...
23 Mar 20219min
Henry Howard loses favour, purple fever takes an ambassador, and a Tudor judge and law reporter
In this first part of This Week in Tudor History, historian Claire Ridgway talks about Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey’s loss of royal favour after the English defeat in France, but his children’s joy at...
21 Mar 202117min
A secret agent & rebel, Henry VIII's barber, More's granddaughter, and a Puritan soldier
in this second part of This Week in Tudor History, historian Claire Ridgway introduces Sir Christopher Blount, a secret agent and rebel who married his master’s widow and whose stepson, the Earl of Es...
17 Mar 202113min
Cromwell, Wolsey and Wolf Hall
Thank you so much to Emilie and the super cute Nathaniel the dog for asking about the real relationship between Thomas Cromwell and his master, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Were the two men as close as t...
16 Mar 202111min
An interview with Claire Ridgway
In this interview journalism students, Merel and Emma, ask historian Claire Ridgway about the Tudor Society, including questions such as: “why did you (claire) start the Tudor Society”, “Do you (Clair...
15 Mar 202112min
