Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Episode 077 of the Renaissance English History Podcast is about Tudor Crime and Punishment. What was considered a crime? What would your punishment be if you were convicted of a crime? Learn more, and get the transcript at http://www.englandcast.com, and please remember to leave an iTunes review as well if you like the show. It really makes a difference! Get in touch on twitter @teysko, or text the listener feedback line at 801 683 9756 or 801 6TEYSKO or through the facebook page at facebook.com/englandcast. Thanks!

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What a thrill it was to speak with Alison Weir for the second time about her new book on Anne Boleyn. The second in the new Six Tudor Queens series, this is historical fiction firmly rooted in research. She talks about such questions on Anne as, "was she really a feminist icon?" and "did she want the throne from the start?" and "was she really a threat to Katherine?" To learn more, get the full list of resources, and read the transcript, go to http://www.EnglandCast.com.

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The 75th episode is spent talking about Elizabeth I and her relationship with France, which was complicated and messy, just like other Tudor monarchs'. Remember that the best thing you can do to support the show is also the easiest! It's to leave a rating on iTunes. You can also become a patron for as little as $1/episode. Learn more, and join the mailing list at englandcast.com. And thank!

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Episode 074 is the continuing look at how our Tudor Monarchs related to France. Edward made war, Mary lost Calais. If you like this show, please leave a rating on iTunes. And go to Englandcast.com for show notes, and lots more information. Thanks!

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In Episode 073 of the Renaissance English History Podcast I talk with Melita Thomas of Tudor Times about Elizabeth of York, uniter of the York and Lancaster houses. Get links and resources at Englandcast.com. If you like this show, please leave us a rating on iTunes. It makes a huge difference for podcasts! Thank you!!

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The Field of Cloth of Gold is one of the most famous foreign policy events in Henry VIII's reign, and it has stayed with us in part because of its amazing pageantry. Glenn Richardson is a professor of Early Modern History at St Mary's University Twickenham London, and wrote a great study of the Field in 2013. I interview him about the logistics with setting up the event, the tournament, and why we should study it. For more information on Professor Richardson, go to http://www.englandcast.com for full show notes. Also, please remember to leave a rating on itunes if you like the show - it's a huge help! Thanks!

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In this continuing look at the Tudors and their relationship with France, I take a look at Henry VIII, who came to the throne wanting to emulate his hero Henry V, and recapture all the lands won during the Hundred Years War. To learn more about the Renaissance English History Podcast go to Englandcast.com or facebook.com/englandcast. And please remember to leave a rating or review on iTunes - it makes a big difference to us!

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In this episode Melita Thomas talks about their February Person of the Month, John Dudley. He's (in)famous as the mastermind behind the Lady Jane Grey plot (which got them all killed, so didn't work out so well) but there's more to him than being a Tudor Villain! Make sure you go to Englandcast.com if you want to grab all the links and info about him. Also, remember that if you like this show, the easiest thing you can do to help support it is to leave a rating or write a review on iTunes. Thanks!

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This is a supplemental episode that was a chat between James Boulton (Queens of England Podcast) and me, about Katherine of Aragon. The sound is subpar - it was a bad Skype day - but the content is great! To learn more about James go to Englandcast.com to get all the links. Also, if you like this show, please leave us a review on iTunes. It's one of the biggest things you can do to help a podcast. Thanks!

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It's Black History Month in North America, and in honor of that, I am going out of the planned narrative of war with France, and doing this episode on the black Tudor experience. There have been black people in England since Roman times, and records show them in England throughout the middle ages. During the Age of Exploration, though, the population in London and England grew, so much so that Elizabeth I thought she might have to do something about it. She was unsuccessful, though. Interestingly, the slave trade didn't really take off in England until the mid 17th century, and under English law it was impossible to be a slave in Tudor England, so the experience of black Tudors is unique compared to those in Spain and Portugal during this time. In fact, the story is largely how similar to white Tudors their experience was. By that, I mean that their experience ran the spectrum from being poor servants to having important roles at court, and everything in the middle. You'd never know it based on the pop culture interpretations of Tudor England, though. So join me in this episode to learn about several black Tudors including a black soldier who was made a knight after defeating the Scots. If you like this show, please leave me a rating on iTunes. It's the number one thing you can do to help shows succeed. Show notes and more information at englandcast.com.

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