19 April - Being a Tudor bookseller was a risky business!
Being a bookseller in Tudor times could be a risky business, particularly if you had the wrong kind of books on your premises! On 19th April 1601, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, bookseller James D...
19 Apr 202152s
18 April - A short-lived reward for Cromwell
On this day in Tudor history, 18th April 1540, just three months before he went to the scaffold, Thomas Cromwell was given two rewards by King Henry VIII. You can see this podcast as a video at the fo...
18 Apr 202158s
20 Interesting Facts about Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour was the third wife of King Henry VIII, the mother of King Edward VI and the sister of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector, and Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley. Ev...
17 Apr 20217min
17 April - A stolen head!
On this day in Tudor history, 17 April 1554, in the reign of Queen Mary I, celebrations for the acquittal of a Tudor courtier led to the head of his fellow rebel being stolen. It was the head of Sir T...
17 Apr 202159s
16 April - The Mary Rose
On this day in Tudor history, in the reign of King Henry VIII, a ship that would become the king's favourite flagship began her first tour of duty. Find out more about The Mary Rose's career in this...
16 Apr 202153s
Did Henry VIII and Francis I really wrestle?
Thank you to Leah for her excellent question regarding a scene from Showtime's "The Tudors" series in which Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII challenges Emmanuel Leconte as Francis I to a wrestling ...
15 Apr 20214min
15 April - Blows and evil words from Elizabeth I
On this day in Tudor history, courtier Sir John Scudamore was laid to rest. His wife served Queen Elizabeth I and appears to have suffered in doing so. You can see this podcast as a video at the fol...
15 Apr 202158s
14 April 1556 - Conspirator cheats executioner
On this day in Tudor history, 14th April 1556, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Sir Anthony Kingston, died at Cirencester. He was on his way to London to face charges that had been laid against him, and ...
14 Apr 202150s
