Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

In this episode we look at Music Therapy from a Tudor perspective, diving into the idea of the music of the spheres, and also tying in string theory. Because really, it's all related. Like this show? Leave a rating where you get your podcasts - it's the number one thing you can do to help it grow! Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/musicofthespheres Thank you so much for your listenership an...

1561 was a pretty big year. Lightning struck. Mary Queen of Scots was headed back to Scotland. And Elizabeth's love life was a mess. We discuss it all in this episode. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/1561 asap. Thanks so much for your support and listenership! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He had stuff. Lots of stuff. Fancy stuff. Old stuff. New Stuff. Weird stuff. And his inventory - created by Edward VI and his commissioners to find out the true value of the Crown - lists it all in meticulous detail. Let's discuss Henry's Inventory. Show notes will be going up at englandcast.com/inventory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choice...

In this episode we talk about Salt. And also, what the Romans gave to us. With Monty Python quotes for fun. Show notes will go up asap at englandcast.com/salt You have ONE WEEK LEFT to support the Tudor Planner crowdfunder: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/publishing-the-2022-tudor-planner/x/176575#/ THANK YOU for all your support and listenership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

This week we look at famous escapes from the Tower of London, by various means including getting the guards drunk. or charming them, or even planning it all out with friends using invisible ink. With honorable mention to the attempt to go through the toilet. Tudor Planner crowdfunder is active on indiegogo until May 21 here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/publishing-the-2022-tudor-planner#/ Tu...

In this episode we look at a 1544 map of the world drawn by Sebastian Cabot, and the people who studied and copied it. Show notes will go up at englandcast.com/map. Thank you for listening! Reminder: Intelligent Speech tickets at IntelligentSpeechConference.com - use code Tudor at checkout to save 10%! Tudorcon tickets at englandcast.com/tudorcon2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

It's time to talk about Easter! How did the Tudors celebrate? What of their celebrations have stayed with us today? This is a short and sweet springtime episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a chat from the 2019 Tudor Summit where James Peacock, of the Anne Boleyn Society, discusses Anne and her legacy. Read the transcript and learn more at englandcast.com/jamespeacock. TUDORCON2021 is happening - tickets at englandcast.com/tudorcon2021. See you there, I hope! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Note: This show comes with a trigger warning for predatory behavior. In 1559 Agnes Bowker gave birth to a cat. That's where the investigation starts, and in this episode we look at this strange and sad story, and what it says about life in the margins of Elizabethan England, unwanted pregnancies,. Show notes with book resources will be up at englandcast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Going through and releasing all the piles of interviews I have taking up space on a dropbox folder - I'm going to let them take up space in your podcast feed now. Basically, because they're all awesome, and deserve wider listenership :) Here, historian Tracy Borman talks about the Private Lives of the Tudors (also the name of her book - convenient, that). Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

In this episode we look at a few stories of Elizabethan women who sailed the seas for booty and adventure! Show notes at englandcast.com/womenpirates Intelligent Speech tickets at http://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/shop/ Use code tudor to save 10%! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of the year. Time to talk about love. And marriage. Let's talk about how the Tudors got married. Arranged marriages. Courting. Vows. Negotiations. And more. Happy V-Day - hope you're getting some lovely snuggle time with your favorite snuggle buddy this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

In case you haven't noticed, Sea Shanties are having a Moment. In this episode we look at the history of Sea Shanties. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/seasongs -- Music Credits: Wellerman by Beau Brenton is licensed under a  Creative Commons License. The Mermaid: Fisherman's Friends - Sole Mates What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor? The Fisherman's Friends, Long Dan Russell, The Cod Wra...

Connecting the dots between a piece of porcelain, a 1602 dinner party at Robert Cecil's, the Rainbow Portrait, and a letter that only got as far as Baffin Island. And it all leads to China. Globalism isn't a new idea. Like this show? Leave a rating or review in whatever platform you're using to listen. Also, if you're interested... Tudorcon tickets at englandcast.com/tudorcon2021 - hope to see you...

In this episode we check out the Tudor relationship with Iceland. Did you know Henry VIII had the opportunity to buy Iceland not once, not twice, but three times?! Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/iceland? Like this show? Leave a rating at the spot where you're listening to it - it's the number one way you can support the show and help it grow. Thank you so very much! Hosted on Acast. See...

In this episode we look at four wonderful Christmas carols that our Tudor friends would have known and loved. Happy Christmas! Music Credits: Boars Head Carol:The Boar's Head Carol by TheBirdSings is licensed under a  Creative Commons License. All others: The chorus of U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own", led by Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr. (Leader & Commander) and CSM Debra L. McGarity (Command Sergea...

We often think about going inwards and hibernating at this time of year, but our Tudor friends still had a LOT of work to do! Brigitte Webster of the Tudor and 17th Century Experience stopped by the Tudor Learning Circle (tudorlearningcircle.com - it's free to join!) to cha about the work going on right now, and how our friends would have been prepping for winter.https://www.17thcenturyexperience....

Henry VIII wanted to invade France. But he also had to handle Scotland. Also, Mary Queen of Scots entered the picture. And thus began, the Rough Wooing. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/wooing. Thank you, as ever, for your support and listenership! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friend of the Show James Boulton stopped by the Tudor Learning Circle the other week to chat about the Queen Consorts starting with Elizabeth of York, and all the Wives. Find his new podcast The Other Half at https://www.theotherhalfpodcast.co.uk/ or the Queens of England at https://www.theotherhalfpodcast.co.uk/qoepodcast And join the Tudor Learning Circle (it's freee!) to be updated and join in...

The wool trade affected pretty much every part of life in Tudor England, but I haven't ever done an episode about it! Well now that's a big omission! Let's discuss wool and cloth, wool towns, wool churches, and why land enclosures led to rebellions... Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/wool. Like this show? I'd be most appreciative if you left a rating or review wherever you're listening to...

This is a talk Nathen Amin put together for Tudorcon2020 and I'm sharing it here because it's just that good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing our tour of the Tudor home, we chat about bathrooms. Medieval bath houses, moveable toilets, great houses of easement, and feasting in the tub. Also, I try really hard to not make toilet jokes. Like this show? Leave a rating or review wherever you're listening to it now. It's the best thing you can do to help the show grow! Show notes will be up soon at englandcast.com/bathrooms. THANK...

One of the things we do over in the Tudor Learning Circle is set up regular chats with interesting history people. Last week Shakespeare dropped by. Want to be part of these live? Sign up at TudorLearningCircle.com. It's free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Double double, toil and trouble - tis the season to make potions! But did you know there's a long history and deep mystical history with the art of alchemy? Let's dig in! Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/alchemy Like this show? Leave a rating where you are listening, please - it's the biggest thing you can do to support the show as it feeds the algorithm and helps others discover this work...

I recently came across a new book called the Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives by an author I'd never heard of before - Tim Darcy Ellis. I read the book and LOVED it. And so, I had to interview him. The book is awesome, and so is Tim. This is a conversation we had over Zoom in the Tudor Learning Circle (TudorLearningCircle.com to find out more info on live chats with authors). Hosted on Acast. See...