Tudoriferous

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...

The shocking story of what it's like to be the wrong side of Dudley and Empson.   Related Episodes S1 - 011 Edmund Dudley | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) S1 - 013 - Sir Richard Empson | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Was Henry VII's court a cesspit of corruption?  Was Bray on the side of the angels or was he up to his neck in bribery and extortion?   The images we talk about in Flauntaflaunt can be found on our website -  Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast   Related Episodes S1 - 050 Bishop John Morton - Part One | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) S1 - 35 - Bishop Richard Fox - Part One | Tudorifero...

The woman who married Perkin Warbeck, and then three more awful, awful men.   Related Episodes S1 - 015 Perkin Warbeck Part 1 | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) S1 - 052 Cecily of York | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

"He is having difficulty moving and can no longer see your majesty." "I don't care! He can think, that's all we need"   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

The man keeps going but on what fuel?!   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Cadaverous, strict, multi-talented with an inexhaustible energy. How did this man do it?   Related Episodes S1 - 050 Bishop John Morton - Part One | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) S1 - 36 - Sir Reginald Bray | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) Cameo 18 - Sir Richard Edgecombe | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great,...

Was she Katherine of Aragon's rock or a devious, manipulative spy?   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Katherine of Aragon was left in limbo following the death of Arthur, while her father, Ferdinand, and father-in-law, Henry VII wrangled over her dowry.  Ferdinand kept promising the money but didn't deliver; Henry didn't seem in any hurry himself - why not? They used poor Katherine as a pawn to score points off each other. To vote for the worse father, go to www.tudoriferous.wordpress.com/episode-...

Just John.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

They seek him here, they seek him there.  That damned elusive Francis Lovell never seems to be anywhere.     The images we talk about in Flauntaflaunt can be found on our website -  Tudoriferous – The home of the Tudoriferous Podcast Related Episodes S1 - 019 - John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln | Tudoriferous (podbean.com) Cameo 45 - The Stafford Brothers | Tudoriferous S1 - 061 Lambert Simnel | Tu...

At last!  An old favourite.  This man needs no introduction.  Thanks to all of you who got in touch requesting him.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Thomas's little brother.  They worked as a team.  They got power and wealth.  So, where did it all go wrong for William? Apologies for the noises off - rooks and the odd car - my window got stuck slightly open!   Related Episodes S1 - 032 - Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby | Tudoriferous (podbean.com)   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing th...

Diplomat, herald, merchant, spy.  And why were all his belongings left in a cellar and not discovered until the 1970s?   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

Into the reign of Henry VII, does he continue to manage everything and stay in charge?   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