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 

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