Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

On this day in Tudor history, 25th February 1570, Pope Pius V issued the papal bull “Regnans in Excelsis”. This bull not only excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I, it also freed her Catholic subjects from their allegiance to her and called on the English people to disobey her orders, mandates and laws. It threatened excommunication for those who did obey her.   It put Elizabeth I in danger and it put Catholics in an impossible situation.   Find out more about the bull and its impact in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".   Read the bull of excommunication at https://www.papalencyclicals.net/pius05/p5regnans.htm    Book recommendation - “God’s Traitors: Terror & Faith in Elizabethan England” by Jessie Childs.   You can find out more about the Ridolfi Plot in Claire's video - https://youtu.be/_7WjajdaFRw    You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/sS__T7HLURM   Also on this day in Tudor history, 25th February 1601, Elizabeth I's former favourite, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex was executed by beheading. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/lQ0nFNgD74s

On this day in Tudor history, 24th February 1603, Katherine Howard (née Carey), Countess of Nottingham, died at Arundel House.    Katherine was a close friend of Queen Elizabeth I and it is thought that grief over her friend's death had a major impact on the queen's own health, for she died just a month later.   Find out who Katherine was, how she rose to be the queen's good friend, and also hear about a myth associated with her in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/qvwXYt0kYos Also on this day in history, 24th February 1500, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, was born. Hear some Charles V facts in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/-QVYrBtojOs 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/ #Tudor #TheTudors #TudorHistory #HenryVIII #EdwardVI #ElizabethI #MaryI #HenryVII #Reign #JaneGrey #OnThisDay

On this day in Tudor history, 23rd February 1601, religious pamphleteer and Member of Parliament, Job Throckmorton, was buried at Haseley in Warwickshire.   Job was known for his alleged involvement in the "Marprelate Controversy", a pamphlet war, and also for his colourful Parliamentary speeches, which nearly got him into trouble. He was lucky to escape imprisonment and worse!   Find out more about Job Throckmorton in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/URAyKk4Qodw   Also on this day in Tudor history, 23rd February 1554, Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, father of Lady Jane Grey, was beheaded. Find out more about what led him to his end, and also hear a story about his mummified head, in last year's video - https://youtu.be/xkyb5qTHSBU   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/

On this day in Tudor history, 22nd February 1540, twenty-four-year-old Marie de Guise, or Mary of Guise, queen consort of King James V of Scotland, was crowned queen at Holyrood Abbey.   Did you know that Henry VIII was keen on making Marie de Guise his fourth wife? She declined, saying that her neck was small! Instead she married James V.   Marie was, of course, the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and you can find out more about her in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/_T0YqQX_-XM   Also on this day in Tudor history, 22nd February 1511, fifty-two-day-old Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, died. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/uk3mpMrm_ak 

On this day in Tudor history, 21st February 1590, Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, Master of the Ordnance and Privy Councillor, died at Bedford House on the Strand.    Ambrose had been a loyal royal servant and was a member of that famous Tudor family, the Dudleys, with his father being John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, and his brother being Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.   Find out more about Ambrose Dudley's life and career in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/VWSw1uwMvq8   Also on this day in Tudor history, 21st February 1595, Jesuit priest, poet and writer Robert Southwell was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/i-lJgaY975Q    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/

On this day in Tudor history, 20th February 1523, Agnes, or Alice, Lady Hungerford, was hanged at Tyburn.    Agnes was said to have "procured" her servants to murder her first husband, John Cotell, who was strangled before being thrown into the furnace of Castle Farley. A dastardly deed.   Find out exactly what happened in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/EjFZCHtXyfc   Also on this day in Tudor history, 20th February 1547, Edward VI was crowned king at Westminster Abbey. Find out all about his coronation in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/OZubBZP3-B4   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/

On this day in Tudor history, 19th February 1592, the Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan play house built by Philip Henslowe, was opened on Bankside in London.   Plays performed at the theatre included Shakespeare’s “Henry VI Part 1” and “Titus Andronicus”, Kyd’s “Spanish Tragedy”, and Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus”, “The Jew of Malta” and “Tamburlaine the Great”. But, unfortunately, the Rose Theatre was abandoned by 1605.   Find out more about the Rose Theatre in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.   Documentary on the Rose Theatre - https://youtu.be/fMadA49qRlARose Theatre website - http://www.rosetheatre.org.uk/    You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/l-Xh1-cUads   Also on this day in Tudor history, 19th February 1547, King Edward VI had his coronation procession through the streets of London. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/UwabU2pySns    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/

On this day in history, 18th February 1612, Italian banker Roberto di Ridolfi died in Florence, Italy, aged 80.   Amazingly, he died a natural death even though he'd been the brains behind the Ridolfi Plot, a plot to depose Queen Elizabeth I and to replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots, thereby restoring Catholicism in England.   Find out more about Ridolfi and his famous plot in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/_7WjajdaFRw   Also on this day in Tudor history, 18th February 1516, the birth of Queen Mary I. Find out more about her birth, baptism, and some of her achievements as queen in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/67X8uA_k2cM   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/

Well, ok, perhaps love at second or third sight!    On this day in Tudor history, Saturday 17th February 1565, Mary, Queen of Scots, met and fell in love with Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, at Wemyss Castle in Scotland. Just over 7 months later, the couple got married.   Find out more about the background of this meeting between Mary, Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley, Mary's thoughts on Darnley, and what happened next, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/dsuimqJz_sI   Also on this day in Tudor history, 17th February 1547, Edward Seymour was made Duke of Somerset. Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/teSMa93EF6E

On this day in Tudor history, 16th February 1495, Sir William Stanley, administrator and landowner, was executed for treason on Tower Hill.   Stanley is, of course, remembered for his key role at the Battle of Bosworth Field in August 1485, when he and his brother chose to support Henry Tudor and brought their troops onto the battlefield at a critical stage. So how did Sir William Stanley go from being a loyal supporter of Henry VII to being executed for treason? Find out in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books.   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/S1myYUnze7o   Also on this day in Tudor history, 16th February 1547, the remains of King Henry VIII were buried at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/eKeNITPiQAk    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/

On this day in Tudor history, 15th February 1564, the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, Galileo Galilei, was born in Pisa, Italy.   Galileo was one of the central figures of the Scientific Revolution and has been referred to as "the Father of Modern Science", "the Father of Modern Physics" and "the father of modern observational astronomy", but what exactly did he do and how did he end up getting into trouble with the Inquisition?   Find out in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/Ba0Wa_bR7EE   Also on this day in Tudor history, 15th February 1551, businessman Thomas Arden was finally successfully murdered after a few botched attempts on his life. Find out more about his murder, and the previous attempts, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/1NF_7RdLFDg  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/  

On this day in Tudor history, 14th February 1539, Sir Nicholas Carew, a royal favourite for over 20 years, was tried for treason after being implicated in the Exeter Conspiracy. Spoilers - his trial didn't go well.   But how did a man who'd been in royal favour for so long come to such a sticky end? Find out in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/5A5CSKvzbhE   You can find out more about Carew's life and career in Claire's video about his execution - https://youtu.be/jRx9pKlmABQ Also on this day in Tudor history, a prophecy was fulfilled as a dog licked up King Henry VIII’s blood. Find out more last year's video - https://youtu.be/jg-97Zi5ZLs You can find Claire at: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.comhttps://www.tudorsociety.comhttps://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/

On this day in history, 13th February 1608, prominent Tudor noblewoman and one of the richest people in England, Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, more commonly known as Bess of Hardwick, died at her home at Hardwick. Bess of Hardwick is known for her building projects, which included Chatsworth and Hardwick Hall, her beautiful needlework and the fact that she and Shrewsbury were guardians of the captive Mary, Queen of Scots. Find out more about this fascinating Tudor lady in today's talk from Tim Ridgway You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/zCehMXaVkqs

On this day in Tudor history, 12th February 1590, Blanche Parry, died at the age of 82. She had served Queen Elizabeth I loyally from Elizabeth's birth in 1533, and had been a constant in the queen's life.   Find out more about this interesting lady and how she served her queen in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor history".   Book recommendations - “Mistress Blanche, Queen Elizabeth I’s Confidante” by Ruth E Richardson and Anna Whitelock’s book “Elizabeth's Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen's Court”. Bacton Altar Cloth videos:https://youtu.be/qkdTqkXvgpchttps://youtu.be/BD1Fy1WGqLkhttps://youtu.be/yraci6zdVUs You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/eaB9piZbhxs Also on this day in Tudor history, 12th February 1554, Lady Jane Grey and her husband Lord Guildford Dudley were executed. You can find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/qf7up1CHfJA

On this day in Tudor history, 11 February 1531, the ecclesiastical assembly known as convocation granted King Henry VIII the title of “singular protector, supreme lord, and even, so far as the law of Christ allows, supreme head of the English church and clergy”.   The person responsible for persuading convocation to grant the king this title was Anne Boleyn's brother, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford. It was a big responsibility for the young diplomat and courtier.   Find out more about what happened in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, co-author, alonh with Clare Cherry, of "George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat".   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/m9Gs3tvgCWo