Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

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In episode 152 of the Renaissance English History Podcast we continue our tour of the Tudor home with the Bedroom. We talk about the sleeping habits of the Tudors, beds as furniture, rituals that happened in the bedroom, and even courtship. Remember you can grab Tudorcon tickets at englandcast.com/Tudorcon2020. Show notes and transcript are at englandcast.com/bedroom. And if you like this show, pl...

Back in March I did a series of episodes when the lockdowns were first beginning. Michael Radi stopped by to talk about his musical, The King's Legacy, and share some music. Join my free group at TudorLearningCircle.com to be updated when live chats are scheduled! Thanks to Michael and all the amazing artists. Here are the proper musical credits: "Teaser Video" Footage from the Premiere Production...

In this episode we do another Year in the Life - this time looking at the year 1580. Earthquakes! The Marriage Game! And Greensleeves. It was a Big Year. Show notes will be going up at englandcast.com/1580. Remember to grab your Tudorcon tickets at englandcast.com/tudorcon2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Back in March when lockdowns were first starting, I brought some of my favorite Tudor authors on to do Zoom chats with my online community (TudorLearningCircle.com) - Nathen stopped by to do a talk on the Beauforts. The sound isn't great - it's a zoom call, so it's not ideal - but the content is great! Buy his book House of Beaufort here: https://amzn.to/2DLW442 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

In this episode we continue the tour of the Tudor home, talking about the history of the Living Room, and how chimneys made living rooms possible! Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/livingroom. Join the Tudor Learning Circle at TudorLearningCircle.com! If you like this show, the best way you can support it is by leaving a review or rating in the service where you're listening now. It makes a...

Who was Kit Marlowe? Spy? Genius? Scholar? All of the above? Let's dive deep into Marlowe's life. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/asap. 👉Remember, if you like this show, the best way you can support it is by leaving a rating on whatever program you're using to listen to this now. And thank you! 🙏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choic...

A year in the life of Elizabethan England - this time we look at 1601. The year of Hamlet. The East India Company's first voyage. Secret correspondence with Scotland. So much good stuff happened this year. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/1601. Remember if you like this show, I'd be eternally grateful (and you'd earn good indie-podcaster karma) by leaving a rating on Apple Podcasts, or whe...

Looking through the rooms of the home from the 16th century - this episode looks at the history of how the kitchen changed during the 16th century. From chimneys to ovens, new technology offered new ways of cooking and preparing food, and changed the way people interacted with the kitchen. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/kitchen. Also, I'm going to start doing outtakes at the end. Because...

In this episode I look at how the Tudors saw their own island's history. Bear with me through the admin - it's been a while since I did a big housekeeping. Then we look at how Brutus of Troy, monastic libraries, and 5th century travel guides to Scandinavia are all related. Show notes up at Englandcast.com/history. Other links of interest: The 2021 Tudor Planner Crowdfunding campaign is live until...

In this episode, I play some favorite Elizabethan Madrigals for May. I didn't want to violate any copyright laws here, so I only play 30 second snippets - for the full playlist go to englandcast.com/madrigals. I hope this can be your soundtrack for spring! Remember, if you like this show, please leave a rating or review at whatever service you use to listen to it. It makes a huge difference. Thank...

If you're experiencing summer weather like I am, thinking about the cold winter seems a world away. But this week we're going to head back to January (you know, a simpler time before pandemics and social distancing) and talk about the times when the Thames would freeze, and life would move to the frozen open space. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/frost Thank you so much for listening, and...

In the 1540's Henry VIII began what economists have called the greatest monetary treason ever committed against citizens. What was this con job? The Great Debasement, when coins went from containing about 92% silver to less than 30%. More money to make war on France! And Ireland! Only not. It backfired. Royally and majestically. Get show notes at englandcast.com/money And thanks! Hosted on Acast....

About ten years ago I read One Summer by Bill Bryson, which chronicled the summer of 1927 in America. I absolutely adore Bill Bryson anyway, and this book didn't disappoint. I wanted to do something similar on this show, showcasing one year in Tudor England. Just a spotlight on one eventful year. I chose 1527 because it was 400 years before Bill Bryson's book, and also it was the year that Henry's...

In 1531 at the height of Henry VIII's Great Matter, Thomas Elyot, who was a humanist and scholar wrote a small political science book disguised as a treatise on education, extolling the virtues of wise counsellors who would speak truth to power. In this episode we look at Elyot, and The Governor, and talk political science. Get show notes at englandcast.com/elyot Stay healthy, wash your hands, and...

It's a day to celebrate love, and romance, and all that mushy stuff. And the 16th century has its share of great love stories (fun fact: the wedding vows that we use today - to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, etc - are from Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer, and were inspired by his own secret marriage). But what about the romances that went sour? They may have started off full of hope,...

In 1524 Europe was convinced the world was ending. A prophesy foretold of a giant flood. 20,000 people fled London for higher ground. We discuss. Remember to get your Tudorcon tickets at englandcast.com/Tudorcon2020 And you can still get one of the Tudor Planners at TudorPlanner.com And if you like this show, please leave a rating on iTunes or wherever you discovered it. It makes a huge difference...

In this episode we continue our journey around Tudor London, this time venturing out of the city proper to the suburbs around the east and north - Hackney, Islington, Hampstead and Highgate with a walk on the Heath to boot! Is the Queen of the Icini who led a rebellion against the Romans buried on Hampstead Heath? You'll have to listen to find out :) Remember to grab your Tudorcon tickets before J...

In this episode we continue the journey around Tudor London by walking around the city gates, the walk along the Strand to Westminster, and a little bit on Westminster itself. You can get show notes at englandcast.com/Westminster. Englandcast.com/Tudorcon for Tudorcon tickets! And if you like this show, the number one thing you can do to help support it is to leave a review on the place where you...

In this second episode in the mini series on Tudor London we talk about London's rivers, and London Bridge. We talk about the rivers that shape London, and life on London Bridge. Show notes coming at englandcast.com/londonbridge 🌉 Tudorcon tickets at englandcast.com/tudorcon2020 🎟️ TudorFair.com for all your Tudor gift giving needs 🎁 Remember, if you like this podcast, the number one thing you c...

This episode is the first in a mini series on life in Tudor London, and today I give a brief intro to what life was like in the capital during the Tudor period, followed by an exploration of the most obvious landmark in the City - St Paul's Cathedral. But it's not the St Paul's we know - it was a gothic church, that was started 400 years before our Tudor friends lived there. The other thing that i...

In this episode we chat about how our Tudor friends traveled. There's this myth that people in medieval and early Modern England didn't travel - that they stayed in their one little area forever, and that was that. But actually, they had the travel bug, and from pilgrimages to jobs that included travel, there were plenty of opportunities to get out and see the world - or at least a piece of it. Sh...

Tony Riches has a new book out about Katherine WIlloughby - in this episode we talk about her life, her relationship with Charles Brandon, and how she put her life back together after the worst tragedy you can imagine. Show notes will be up at englandcast.com/tonyriches in the next few days. Like this show? Please leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts - it's the number one thing you can do to...

High collars? Flushing toilets? A knitting machine? All inventions the Tudors gave us! Show notes at englandcast.com/inventions. Tudorcon tickets at englandcast.com/tudorcon2019! Like the show? Leave a rating wherever you're listening to this - it really helps the show grow! (Also, you will get good creative-karma for showing some love to an indie podcaster.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

In the past week we celebrated the birth and christening of Elizabeth I, which made me want to dive deeper into the story around her birth. For show notes and book recommendations, go to englandcast.com/elizabethsbirth. If you like this show, please leave a rating on iTunes. It's free, and it's also the number one thing you can do to support the show! Thank you! Tudorcon tickets at englandcast.com...