Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

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  • [YouTube Drop] The Queen Raised in Chaos
    You know the name, but do you know the full story? Katherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, is famous for her tragic end. But the real story is in her chaotic beginnings. Today we look at her unconventional upbringing, the shocking secrets of her youth, and how the "Rose Without a Thorn" was set up for failure long before she ever met the King.

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    10 min
  • [YouTube Drop] The Funniest Tudor Beliefs
    The Tudors weren’t just political power players, they were also deeply superstitious. In this video, we look at the strangest beliefs of the era: strange births seen as divine warnings, everyday superstitions like “bless you” and knocking on wood, ghost lore and sin-eaters, witchcraft paranoia, and medical cures involving beetles, fox fat, and even buttered frogs. Tudor life was fascinating, frightening, and sometimes very funny.

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    11 min
  • Interview: Three Queens with Rosamund Graves

    Playwright Rosamond Graves joins me to talk about her new play Three Queens, premiering at the Gamut Theatre in Harrisburg, PA. The play imagines Mary I, Elizabeth I, and Lady Jane Grey meeting on the eve of Jane’s execution, exploring power, survival, and how history remembers these women.

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    28 min
  • Episode 308: John of Gaunt & Katherine Swynford
    In this episode, we trace the scandalous yet enduring relationship between John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, from mistress and governess to Duchess of Lancaster. Their children, the Beauforts, carried the stain of illegitimacy but became central to English politics, and through Margaret Beaufort, their bloodline gave rise to the Tudor dynasty.

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    20 min
  • [YouTube Drop] Tudor Self-Help
    Forget modern self-help books: the Tudors had their own guides for living well. In this episode, we look at advice from Thomas More, Erasmus, Roger Ascham, William Harrison, and John Dee. From moderation and kindness to simple faith and the pursuit of knowledge, their lessons still resonate today.

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    11 min
  • [YouTube Drop] Clocks and Timekeeping in Tudor England
    In Tudor England, time was shifting from the rhythms of the sun and church bells to the tick of mechanical clocks. This episode explores how the Tudors measured their days, from sundials and cathedral clocks to Anne Boleyn’s gilt-bronze timepiece and Henry VIII’s spectacular astronomical clock at Hampton Court.

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    17 min
  • [YouTube Drop] What if Henry IX had lived?
    In 1511, Henry VIII’s son, Henry Duke of Cornwall, lived to adulthood. As King Henry IX, he married into the Spanish Netherlands and led England into a Catholic Golden Age: no Anne Boleyn, no Elizabeth I, and no English Civil War. Here’s how history might have looked if the first Tudor prince had survived.

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    13 min
  • [YouTube Drop] 🕷️ Spiders and the Tudors:
    It’s autumn, and the spider webs are everywhere. But in Tudor England, spiders weren’t just pests. They carried layers of meaning: omens of luck, remedies for illness, and even ties to witchcraft. In this minicast, we’ll look at how Tudors thought about spiders, their place in folklore and medicine, and why these creepy crawlies are still tied to Halloween today.

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    7 min
  • [YouTube Drop] Anne Herbert

    Another one from the Members Only vault from a few years ago.

    Meet Anne Herbert, sister of Catherine Parr, who played her own important role in Tudor history. Serving multiple queens, becoming chief lady-in-waiting to her sister, and marrying into the powerful Herbert family, Anne stood at the heart of court life. A devoted supporter of the Reformed faith, she corresponded with leading scholars and helped shape the religious and political shifts of her time.

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    9 min
  • Episode 307: The Howard Family
    The Howard family rose from Bosworth’s ashes to become one of the most powerful dynasties of Tudor England, producing queens, poets, and traitors. In this episode, we trace their rise at Flodden, their heights under Anne and Catherine Howard, their dramatic falls under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, and their survival into the Stuart age.

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    25 min

About Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

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Renaissance England was a bustling and exciting place...new religion! break with rome! wars with Scotland! And France! And Spain! The birth of the modern world! In this weekly podcast I'll explore one…

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