British History Series

👑Why was the protestant Queen Elizabeth I excommunicated by the Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Pius V? (01:36)

⚰️Why does the architect of St Paul's Cathedral have such an unassuming grave? (04:33)

💷When did Britain use a £1 note? and (10:10)

🔭How did Galileo annoy the Church? (07:12)

These questions, all answered in this week’s ‘This Week In British History’.

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🔴18th Feb 1504 - Henry Tudor (Henry VIII) becomes the Prince of Wales 🟠18th Feb 1516 - Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon was born at Greenwich Palace 🟡20th Feb 1547 - Edward VI is crowned King of England 🟢22nd Feb 1997 - The World's first cloned mammal is announced, Dolly the Sheep 🔵21st Feb 1803 - Edward Despard was the last man to be out to death by being Hung, Drawn and Quartered 🟣22nd Feb 1857 and 1889 - The birthdate of Robert Baden Powell and his wife Olave, respectively 🟤23rd Feb 1633 - Diarist Samuel Pepys is born ⚫️23rd Feb 1821 - John Keats, English poet dies in Rome

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3rd - 9th February - What happened in This Week in British History

This week is another busy one in British History (aren't they all?!)  5th February 1953 sweet rationing ended in Britain after 10 years 5th February 1996 First GM food went on sale in the UK  5th February 1758 British Prime Minister Robert “Bobbie” Peel is born.  Founder of the modern police force (“Bobbies”) 6th February 1685 Charles II dies aged 54  6th February 1783 died Lancelot “Capability” Brown, the famous landscape designer, aged 67  6th February 1952 George VI dies of coronary thrombosis in his sleep at Sandringham House, aged 56  6th February 1665 Anne Stuart, British Queen from 1702-14 is born at St James’ Palace 6th February 1958 Seven Manchester United football players are killed in an air crash in Munich 6th February 1913 Mary Leakey, British Paleoanthropologist is born.  Famed for discovering the earliest known human footprints (3.6 million years old) 7th February 1812 Charles Dickens is born in Portsmouth 8th February - 1587 Mary Queen of Scots executed at Fotheringay Castle, later laid to rest at Peterborough Cathedral and later still moved by her son to Westminster Abbey 8th February 1952 New Queen is proclaimed at a ceremony at St James’ Palace, London. 9th February, Princess Margaret, sister to the reigning Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 72  

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During Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's Summer Progress of 1535, they stayed for a week at Sudeley Castle.   

This was their first stop of the Gloucestershire leg of their Progress. They spent their time here hunting, hawking and generally having a lovely time! It was also from here, however, that Thomas Cromwell sent men out to nearby Hailes Abbey to investigate possible misdemeanours. A vile of red sticky liquid, purportedly the blood of Christ, was ordered to be removed after Anne heard that it was possibly duck's blood!  1535 was the last summer Anne and Henry would spend together. The following May Anne was executed at the Tower of London.  

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What happened in this week in British History?

28th January 1547  - Henry VIII dies 

29th January 1536  - Katherine of Aragon is buried at Peterborough Abbey  - Anne Boleyn miscarries 

30th January  - 1649, Charles I is executed outside Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace - 1661, Oliver Cromwell is posthumously hung and beheaded - 1969, The Beatles Rooftop Concert  

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Suggested Further Reading and Watching  

Katherine of Aragon is Buried at Peterborough Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey   Anne Boleyn's Miscarriage  The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society Youtube channel: Video January 29 - Queen Anne Boleyn miscarries - https://youtu.be/Lv50KI7VEFY  Charles I Execution: https://www.hrp.org.uk/banqueting-house/history-and-stories/the-execution-of-charles-i/ Whitehall, The street that shaped a nation by Colin Brown published by Pocket Books https://www.pepysdiary.com/  Oliver Cromwell’s Body is beheaded https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/08/posthumous-execution.html Whitehall, The street that shaped a nation by Colin Brown published by Pocket Books https://www.pepysdiary.com/  The Beatles Concert Watch the Beatles Rooftop Video on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCtzkaL2t_Y  https://www.onthisday.com/  

This week I cover:

20th January 1265 - The first meeting of a representative Parliament, led by Simon de Montfort.

20th January 1649 - The trial of Charles I begins

22nd January 1371 - The House of Stuart begins with the crowning of Robert Stuart, who became Robert II of Scotland

22nd January 1901 - Queen Victoria dies at the end of a 63-year reign.

25th January 1533 - Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn in a secret ceremony at Whitehall Palace (and I take you out on the streets of Whitehall to show you where that was.)

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Sources, Further Reading and Links 

Charles I The trial of Charles I - Great Video from Royal Holloway - University of London featuring Professor Justin Champion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPi_k_t875s&list=LLENV6bjvjU8F5XrLh1YsBPg Information Page on The Houses of Parliament website: https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/westminsterhall/government-and-administration/trial-of-charlesi/  First Parliament The Restless Kings: Henry II, his sons and the wars for the Plantagenet crown by Nick Barratt. Published by Faber & Faber BBC Teach ‘The First Parliament’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjvEPdhjiU8  This clip is from the BBC series The Plantagenets written and presented by Professor Robert Bartlett. https://history.blog.gov.uk/2015/01/20/simon-de-montforts-1265-parliament/  Marriage of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII 'Whitehall' The Street That Shaped a Nation by Colin Brown. Published by Pocket Books Philippa Brewell research  Queen Victoria What did the Victorians do for us? by Adam Hart-Davis which accompanied a BBC Two series of the same name.

In the summer of 1535, Henry VIII took summer progress with his second wife Anne Boleyn.  Leaving London only a day after his former friend and Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More was executed by beheading on Tower Hill ostensibly for refusing to accept Henry VIII as head of the Church in England.  In conversation, Philippa seeks to understand more about the Progress itself, the context in which it took place, the state of Anne and Henry's relationship at this point in time and the speed at which events took a turn for the worse for Anne.  

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What happened this week in British History?   

6th January 1540 - Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves  

8th January 2007  - Steve Jobs announces the launch of the iPhone  

9th January 1806 - Nelson is buried at St Paul's Cathedral with State Honours  

10th January 1839 - Tea first arrives in the UK from India  

12th January 1836 - HMS Beagle lands at Sydney, Australia with Charles Darwin aboard  

12th January 1899 - An extraordinary land launch for the lifeboat 'Louisa' - a tale of true heroism and determination.   As promised, scroll down to find a list of sources and further reading.   

Let me tell you more about these events in this week's episode. 

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You can also find me at: Facebook Instagram Online at britishhistorytours.com SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: Anne of Cleeves: https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/anne-of-cleves Lynmouth Lifeboat rescue: https://louisalifeboat.weebly.com/louisa.html Nelson: https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/nelsons-funeral http://www.portcities.org.uk/ Whitehall The Street That Shaped The Nation - Colin Brown published by Pocket Books Steve Jobs and the iPhone: https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-at-10-apple-steve-jobs-make-iphone-history-remembering/