March 5 - Tobacco comes to Europe

March 5 - Tobacco comes to Europe

On this day in Tudor history, 5th March 1558, Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes brought back live tobacco plants and seeds from Mexico to Europe. In today's "On This Day in Tudor History", Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, talks about the introduction of tobacco in Europe and how it was viewed as a cure-all, and how tobacco smoking became fashionable at Elizabeth I's court. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/D1mtHYLJtXc Also on this day in Tudor history, 5th March 1549, a bill of attainder was passed against Thomas Seymour, Baron Sudeley, uncle of King Edward VI, finding him guilty of 33 counts of treason. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/YNPqZ5fHNh8

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November 7 - Richard III and supporters are attainted

November 7 - Richard III and supporters are attainted

On this day in Tudor history, 7th November 1485, Henry VII's first parliament attainted King Richard III, and his supporters.   As well as Richard, who was referred to as Richard, late Duke of Glouces...

6 Nov 20206min

November 6 - Catherine of Aragon meets Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales

November 6 - Catherine of Aragon meets Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales

On this day in Tudor history, 6th November 1501, Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, met her betrothed, Arthur, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King Henry...

5 Nov 20205min

November 5 - Remember, Remember the 5th of November

November 5 - Remember, Remember the 5th of November

Today is the anniversary of the discovery of Gunpowder Plot conspirator, Guy Fawkes, and 36 barrels of gunpowder in a cellar beneath the Palace of Westminster on the night of 4th/5th November 1605. Th...

4 Nov 20209min

November 4 - A cardinal's actions lead to his family's undoing

November 4 - A cardinal's actions lead to his family's undoing

On this day in Tudor history, 4th November 1538, Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu, his brother-in-law, Sir Edward Neville; Henry Courtenay, Marquis of Exeter; Courtenay's wife, Gertrude Blount, and the c...

3 Nov 20207min

November 3 - King Henry VIII is Supreme Head of the Church

November 3 - King Henry VIII is Supreme Head of the Church

On this day in Tudor history, 3rd November 1534, Parliament passed the First Act of Supremacy, establishing King Henry VIII's supremacy of the English church and rejecting the authority of the pope.  ...

2 Nov 20207min

November 2 - Edward V, one of the Princes in the Tower

November 2 - Edward V, one of the Princes in the Tower

On this day in history, 2nd November 1470, the feast of All Souls, King Edward V was born at Westminster Abbey, London. Young Edward was King of England for just 2 months in 1483 before he disappeared...

1 Nov 20207min

November 1 - A baron with useful friends

November 1 - A baron with useful friends

On this day in Tudor history, 1st November 1527, the feast of All Saints, William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham, courtier and diplomat, was born.  Cobham was a close friend of William Cecil, Baron Burghl...

31 Okt 20208min

October 31 - Falling in love with the wrong woman was a dangerous thing!

October 31 - Falling in love with the wrong woman was a dangerous thing!

On this day in Tudor history, 31st October 1537, Lord Thomas Howard, second son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, died while imprisoned in the Tower of London. He was about twenty-five years of a...

30 Okt 20206min

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