Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Every year the Agora Podcast Network, of which I am a part, does a special Agoraphobia series in October where each participating podcast does a short halloween themed episode. This was mine from this year - that night we got stuck in the haunted gallery at Hampton Court :) You can listen to other spooky podcasts by checking out the Agora Podcast Network's facebook page for links to all the recent...

For some time I've been wanting to do an episode on the Tower Menagerie. In this episode I look at the history of the zoo at the Tower of London. More info and show notes at Englandcast.com. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview from the September 2018 Tudor Summit, Melita Thomas talks us through the role of Ladies in Waiting, and how they changed over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How was the Lost Colony of Roanoke related to the Spanish Armada? What about those First Americans who made nice with the colonists, and even went back to London? This episode deals with early American exploration, and the Lost Colony of Roanoke, which was settled (and disappeared) 20 years before Jamestown. It was the equivalent of the Elizabethan Apollo Program. Get show notes at Englandcast.com...

This is a supplemental episode featuring James Peacock, from the Anne Boleyn Society, at the Tudor Summit in September 2018. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arthur Tudor was a Tudor prince who we often think of just in terms of his death. When we do talk about him in life, it's often about whether he consummated his marriage. But there was more to Arthur than that. And after having read a biography of him, I decided to do a complete episode on the boy whose shadow hung over much of the Tudor dynasty, and who helps give us a better understanding of the...

A new episode is dropping tomorrow in my show, but in the meantime, I wanted to give you this sample of the new podcast from Wondery, American Scandal. I'm super excited for this new show, and I hope you enjoy this preview episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a supplemental episode featuring historian Lauren Johnson at this year's Tudor Summit from a few weeks ago. She talks about her book, So Great a Prince, which is a survey of the year 1509 in England, the year that Henry VIII came to the throne. You can learn more about the Tudor Summit so you don't miss the next one live at TudorSummit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

This week, we look at the Big A. Annulment. There is a narrative that Henry was doing something really outrageous when he wanted to end his marriage to Katherine. When instead, he was actually doing something pretty normal. This week we look at divorce and annulments in Medieval England to show that what Henry was asking for was actually something that was very common, and what made it such a big...

I know it's been a while since I've dropped a new episode. I spent August getting ready for the Tudor Summit (you can still hear the talks - go to TudorSummit.com to sign up, and you'll get an automatic email with all the links you need). I'll be back with a new episode in about a week. In the meantime, here's a new podcast from Wondery that talks about the history behind some of the greatest scie...

In this episode Melita from Tudor Times tells us about Mary, the French Queen. Show notes at Englandcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a sample of a new podcast from the Wondery network - the American History Tellers' Revolutionary War series. It takes a look at the Revolutionary War period from the perspective of several different kinds of people, giving you a richer and fuller understanding of this time. I hope you enjoy this sample episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about y...

[WORLD CUP SPOLI] In honor of England making it through their first knockout round, here's an episode on Tudor football. One of the deadliest sports in Tudor England, second only to archery, football was not really a sport we would recognize today. But people have been passionate about it since the first recorded match in England in 1170! Here we look at football in the Tudor period (Henry VIII ha...

The Tudor Music Hour is the radio show I do in the UK, which airs every Sunday morning at 9am on Mad Wasp Radio. I put out an abbreviated version here on the podcast feed. You can go to TudorMusicHour.com to get playlist and more information. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few years ago I did a podcast episode on Tudor portraits as propaganda - the Tudors are known for using the great portrait artists like Holbein to further their message of strength and virility. But what about music? Was there a way they used music to spread a message too? In this episode, we look at three examples of times when music was used to further the narrative of the Tudors. Remember you...

Celebrating the music of Orlando Gibbons, one of the later Elizabethan/Jacobean composers who provided a bridge between the generation of Tallis, and the great Henry Purcell. We look at some of Gibbons' madrigals, sacred music, and instrumental music. Remember you can listen to the show live every Sunday at 9am on Mad Wasp Radio in the UK (or on TuneIn worldwide). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

It's the Summer Solstice! If you're a pagan, this is a pretty big deal to you, and I won't interrupt your time at Stonehenge... but if you're not, it's still pretty cool, and was an important time in Tudor England. How did our Tudor friends celebrate these longest days of the year? Fire, fairies, magic, and flowers abound! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more abo...

Historian Alison Weir makes her third appearance on the Renaissance English History Podcast to talk about Jane Seymour, who is the focus of her third historical fiction novel in the Six Wives series. Learn more, and get links to buy the book, as well as show notes, at englandcast.com. Remember, if you like this show, the number one way you can support it is by leaving a rating on iTunes, which rea...

I've recently started a radio program, available in the UK on Mad Wasp Radio, featuring Tudor music. I'm releasing the episodes here on the podcast feed as Supplemental episodes to my show, and also they won't have the full pieces of music (because of copyright - on the radio I can play the full pieces, but here I can't, sadly). Go to TudorMusicHour.com to get a link to the Spotify Playlist, and l...

In 1580 Portugal was in the midst of a succession crisis. Don Antonio had a good claim to the throne, but he was illegitimate. Philip II of Spain had a claim, but he was Spanish, and thus, a foreigner. Philip took the throne, leaving Don Antonio an exile with a claim to the throne. He found some support in England, where Elizabeth saw him as an asset in her fight against Philip and Spain in the le...

In this episode Melita Thomas of Tudor Times talks about Francis Walsingham, commonly remembered as Elizabeth's spymaster. He was a complex person. Show notes coming at Englandcast.com, so you can dive deeper. Remember, if you like this show, please leave a rating on iTunes. It's the biggest way you can help the show grow! You can also do your Tudor-themed shopping at TudorFair.com. And thanks! Ho...

Seamus O'Ceallaigh spoke at the March 2018 Tudor Summit about Tudor Medicine and Henry VIII's health issues. Here is that talk, in case you missed the Summit. Learn more about him at Englandcast.com and don't forget the next Tudor Summit will be in September! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was going on in the world of Education during the 16th century, and who were the people who taught our illustrious Tudor princes and princesses? In this episode I take a look at the ways education was changing during this period, and the leading tutors of the age. Show notes at Englandcast.com. Remember, if you like this show, the number one thing you can do to help it is to leave a rating on...

If you've followed Tudor history at all over the past decade, you've come across Claire Ridgway's blog, The Anne Boleyn Files. Here she talks about the Boleyn family at the Tudor Summit in March, 2018. Learn more at Englandcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 101 of the Renaissance English History Podcast sees Melita Thomas of Tudor Times talking about Anne of Brittany. Remember to check out the resources at tudortimes.co.uk or Englandcast.com for more information on Anne. If you like this show, please leave a rating on iTunes. It's the best thing you can do to help us grow! Also, remember mother's day gifts at TudorFair.com. Thanks so much, an...