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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Tudor Surgery; The Murder of Archbishop Bainbridge. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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Let's talk about Lettice Knollys, who dared to marry a man who was seriously off limits.

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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: The Tudor Women Who Traveled; Did Margaret Beaufort Kill the Princes in the Tower. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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In Tudor England, magic wasn’t just superstition—it was serious business. From court astrologers choosing royal coronation dates to village wise-women offering charms and cures, mysticism shaped everyday life and political decisions alike.

Let's dive into Tudor mysticism.

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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Mary I & Philip of Spain - A Marriage Doomed from the Start; Was Queen Elizabeth I Secretly a Man_ Debunking the Bisley Boy Conspiracy. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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The author of the forthcoming book The Pretender, about Lambert Simnel, discusses the parallels of Simenl's story to today, and really, what is truth anyway?

Preorder The Pretender on Amazon today - it's a wonderful book.

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Henry VIII is infamous for his obsessive quest for a male heir—but he was far from the only Renaissance monarch haunted by fertility struggles. Across Europe, kings faced intense pressure to produce sons, especially in France, where Salic law strictly required male succession. From Louis XII’s desperate annulment and Anne of Brittany’s heartbreaking losses, to Catherine de' Medici’s decade-long battle with infertility, this episode explores how fertility issues shaped royal marriages, alliances, and even wars. Discover how these intimate struggles in royal bedchambers changed the political landscape of Europe forever.

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We're back with another This Week in YouTube where we highlight some recent content from my YouTube channel. This week: Medieval Nights - The Lost Tradition of Two Sleeps; Tudor & Medieval Sleep Remedies. Make sure you're subscribed at https://www.youtube.com/@hteysko so you don't miss all the content we put out!

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