He should have been the Roman Emperor, but Sultan Mehmet put a stop to that when he sacked Constantinople.  So how do you pass the time when you no longer have a role in life?

Party!!!

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This is a man who must really have kissed the Blarney Stone.  He committed treason twice...and yet still got away with it.

Please be aware all you ornithophobes out there - in this episode Kildare is attacked by a sparrowhawk and Michelle is attacked by woodpeckers!

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The images we talk about in Flauntaflaunt can be found on our website - Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast

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The Great Earl whom none of the English monarchs wanted, but couldn't do without.

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A prequel to Gerald Fitzgerald, this episode takes a look at why the English were in Ireland in the first place and why they hung on to it despite the lack of any discernible benefits.

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Finding out about Mandukhai was so exciting that I nearly did a little dance around the room!

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This is where it all began.  Without Henry's victory at Bosworth there would have been no Tudors and, even more alarming, no Tudoriferous.

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Catherine of Aragon's controlling and narcissistic confessor.  Between him and Dona Elvira the poor girl didn't stand a chance.

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Created by Henry VII as his bodyguard, who were they, what did they do and what did they wear while they did it?

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'The black trumpet'.  Very good at his 'blowings and pipings'.

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The French lawyer and his most notorious case.