We discuss Mary Tudor’s two paternal aunts, Margaret and Mary.

We cover Mary’s life throughout the entirety of her brother Edward VI’s reign. She does not listen to his strong suggestions that she stop hearing Mass four times a day, and it doesn’t go well for her.

To give a better description of the world Mary Tudor was living in during her brother Edward’s reign, we take a look at Edward himself: his short life, his religion and impact on Protestantism, and his reign itself.

We discuss Mary Tudor’s life from her rejoining of the royal family to the death of her father. Henry proves that once again, he’s emotionally manipulative.

We discuss Mary’s life from 1533-1536, talking about her refusal to sign the Oath, her time in Elizabeth’s household, and her eventual submission to her father’s will.

We discuss Margaret Pole, one of our favourite women of the Tudor time period, and Frances Brandon, mother of Lady Jane Grey.

We cover Mary Tudor for Women’s History month, and chat about the first seventeen-ish years of her life, the ickiness of her parents’ very public divorce, and the fact that she can speak a vast number of languages.

In our final Anne Boleyn episode, we talk about her last days on Earth, her trial and execution, her legacy, and whether or not she deserves the reputation she’s been given.

We talk about the final months leading up to Anne Boleyn’s arrest and later execution, and figure out just why Cromwell wanted her gone.

We discuss Elizabeth’s relationship with and opinion of the mother she barely knew.