Tudoriferous

Now that he has taken the plunge, will he make it down to Naples, and, if he does, will he make it back again?  And why is everyone ganging up on him?  What?  What have I done?   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

'A young and licentious hunchback of doubtful sanity'.  What's not to love?   Related Episodes S1 - 025 - Louis XII of France | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -  Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

This French, Italian, Scottish or Turkish doctor, alchemist, abbot or aviator either did something.....or he didn't.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Our attempt at a Valentine's Day Special.  How the Church viewed sex before the Reformation.  Sorry.  It's not very romantic.  We did our best, but it's not a very romantic era.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Denys' career path is very different from one we might follow these days.  Groom of the Stool and much, much more.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon      

This episode links in to James IV's little hobby.  Brace yourselves for this one and just be thankful you live in the 21st century!   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

A man who turns out to be a lot more famous than we realised when we recorded the Margaret Tudor episode.  A man of hidden depths!   Related Episodes S1 - 041 Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, Part One | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) Cameo 26 - John Stuart, Duke of Albany | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)     Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -  Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing th...

A taster of what is on offer in our Patreon episodes.  Caterina Sforza, Anne of Brittany, Machiavelli, the Pazzi Conspiracy and Moctezuma.  Enjoy. https://www.patreon.com/Tudoriferous

A merry Christmas to all our listeners and we can only apologise for this episode!   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

The men in her life keep letting Margaret down.  Will her son be any different?  We'll see.   The images we talk about in Flauntaflaunt can be found on our website -  Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Poor Margaret.  James didn't want her, Husband Number Two didn't want her.  We see her go from a frivolous, spoilt, young princess to a mother fighting to keep her son.  An epic story.   Related Episodes Cameo 22 - Gavin Douglas | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) Cameo 26 - John Stuart, Duke of Albany | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) Dentistry | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet m...

Mercenary captain.  A scary, drunken, jewel-encrusted man..... And he has his own song!   Related Episodes S1 - 019 - John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) S1 - 034 - 1st Viscount, Francis Lovell, | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

We look at chivalry mediaeval-style - before it became sanitised and ritualistic - through the pages of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur.  It was not at all the book we were expecting! Relevant Episodes Early Modern Books - The Malleus Maleficarum | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) Early Modern Books - Henry VII's Book of Astrology | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes -...

A protégé of Margaret Beaufort, a man of many talents, but the highlight of his life was three glorious days spent in Hertfordshire.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

For Hallowe'en this year we present for your delectation a story of bishops behaving badly ..... very badly! There are a couple of moments in this episode when you might want to stick your fingers in your ears, but we do warn you in advance.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

553 years and a day Sir John Tiptoft was executed.  Why? Warning: this episode includes some discussion on the best way to impale people. Ah, we might have just given away why he was executed!   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Humanist, classicist, intellectual, orator, music-lover. So how did he become the most hated man in England?   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Plotter, kidnapper, smuggler and, oh there was something else.  What was it now? In the episode we mention finding out about the history of punctuation.  Here's a link to an episode of the very wonderful podcast History of the English Language.  https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/2021/07/29/episode-150-a-capital-offense/   Related Episodes S1 - 046 Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Part 1 |...

Another of Henry VII's right-hand men who tried their hands at absolutely everything.   Related Episodes S1 - 008 - Sir Edward Poynings | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Two things I knew about this man.  He didn't move at Bosworth and he died horribly. Find out why...and how.   The images we talk about in Flauntaflaunt can be found on our website -  Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

A short history of the abduction of women and of Margaret and her mum who said No!   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

In our continued futile attempt to get inside the heads of people living in the Tudor era, we look at the why relics were so revered for so long....and how it all came to an end - at least in Protestant England. Warning:  It can all get a bit grisly!   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Enslaved in Granada, given to Catherine of Aragon....but was she a slave when she got to England?   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Would they have ganged up on him if he hadn't been Jewish?  Did Katherine ever realise all that he'd done for her?  What about that posthumous document? We gave Tudorlicious to de Ayala....should we have done?  Should we give it to de Puebla?  Go to Episode Information – Tudoriferous (wordpress.com) to have your say. Still no picture of de Puebla, so here's a picture of a young Catherine of Aragon...

As the main Spanish ambassador to Henry VII's court, he lived in England for over twenty years. De Ayala was suave, witty, socially at ease and a Christian.  De Puebla was none of those things, and didn't they make him suffer for it! There are no pictures of de Puebla, so here's a picture of a reconstruction of Henry VII's face.   Related Episodes S1 -028 - Don Pedro De Ayala | Tudoriferous (podbe...