A priest in Little Ease, death from plague, and heretics meet their ends - January 25 - 31, Part 1
On 25th January 1540, Jesuit priest and martyr, St Edmund Campion, was born in London. Although he was close to the Earl of Leicester and William Cecil at one point, he ended up being thrown into the ...
24 Jan 202118min
Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn: Were they close?
In this latest edition of Questions about Anne Boleyn, Claire Ridgway, author of several books on the Boleyns, considers the question she's often asked "Were Anne and Mary Boleyn close?" What do we ...
22 Jan 202121min
This week in Tudor History, January 18-24, Part 2
Part 2 of "This week in Tudor History" covers Tudor history events from 22nd to 24th January Find out all about these Tudor events from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History" and se...
21 Jan 202115min
This week in Tudor History, January 18-24, Part 1
Part 1 of "This week in Tudor History" covers Tudor history events from 18th to 21st January. Find out all about these Tudor events from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History" and ...
17 Jan 202117min
Get involved in Claire's videos
Tim came up with an idea of how Claire can get her viewers actively involved in her YouTube videos, and Claire wants to give it a try. Do you want to be featured in a video? Do you have a burning qu...
14 Jan 20213min
This week in Tudor History, January 11-17 - Part 2
This second part of this week's "This week in Tudor History" covers events that took place in the Tudor period on 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th January. Find out all about these Tudor events from Claire R...
13 Jan 202110min
This week in Tudor History, January 11-17: Part 1
This week, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", is dividing the week into two parts, and this first part covers Tudor events that took place on 11th, 12th and 13th January. 11th...
10 Jan 202113min
Was Anne Boleyn a Commoner?
Anne Boleyn became King Henry VIII's official queen consort following their marriage in 1533, and it's often said that she was a commoner and even an ambitious social climber. But what class of societ...
7 Jan 20214min
